Evagoras Pallikarides, A symbol of the struggle

On the evening of 18 December 1956, while moving arms and other equipment from one hideout to another, he was ambushed by a British military patrol, which was acting “on information received”. At the time of his arrest he told the British: “I am Evagoras Pallika- rides and I am fighting for my country”. While under arrest at Limni, on the northern coast of Paphos, and at Ktima, he suffered harsh torture. When his family were allowed to visit him ten days later, the signs of the ill treatment and the wretched conditions under which he had been kept were evident. Among other things, his eyesight was severely impaired. About a month after his arrest, on 22 November 1956, the British Governor of Cyprus, Field Marshal Harding, had set into force an “Emergency Law”, which, among other things, provided for the death penalty for anyone who merely “carried or possessed a firearm”. On the 5 January 1957, the hero was charged with low freedom-fighters phos mountains