Death contract Xiouroupp: Red notices for two in Dubai – What the 36-year-old revealed
Extradition procedures are underway for two wanted persons in Dubai in connection with the alleged murder plot against businessman Georgios Xiouroupp. A key role is played by the testimony of a 36-year-old former Bulgarian employee.
Red notices for two wanted persons in Dubai – What the 36-year-old reveals to investigators
Extradition procedures for red notices are expected to be completed within the coming days for two persons located in Dubai who are alleged to be connected to the reported death contract against businessman Georgios Xiouroupp. This information is reported by Philenews, citing sources close to the investigation.
The testimony of a 36-year-old Bulgarian, a former employee of Xiouroupp, is considered crucial for the development of the case. He is alleged to have been selected by the perpetrators to carry out the murder plan. In return, they promised him monetary compensation for his daughter as well as securing legal residence in Cyprus.
"The police were ours"
According to Philenews information, the first wanted person contacted the 36-year-old and informed him that he would need him for a serious "job". To overcome his doubts, he told him not to worry, assuring him that "the police were ours" and that his residence documents would be sorted out.
The following night, via video call, the first wanted person put the 36-year-old in contact with the second wanted person. The latter told him: "You need to do a job, and afterwards you'll be very happy, because we'll send money to your daughter and we'll sort out your papers so you're legal and you'll have everything sorted in Cyprus".
Explosive device with remote control outside a nightclub in Limassol
The task allegedly assigned to the 36-year-old was to place an explosive device in Xiouroupp's vehicle. Detonation would occur via remote control at the moment when the businessman was inside his car outside a nightclub or hotel in Limassol.
Xiouroupp had known the 36-year-old since he was young and considered him like his own child. The former employee knew his daily habits and movements, and is alleged to have had access to his vehicle – details which, according to the investigation, made him the ideal executor of the plan.
According to police sources, the 36-year-old initially is alleged to have accepted the task, while in a subsequent statement he claimed that he had no intention of proceeding with the murder. Upon his arrest, he stated characteristically: "I would never do that to Georgios".
Deportation in 2014 – Return via occupied territories
The 36-year-old Bulgarian had been deported from Cyprus in 2014. When questioned by investigators about how he returned to the island, he is alleged to have stated that he initially travelled to Turkey in April 2026 and subsequently passed from the occupied territories to the free areas.
After his return, he met again with Xiouroupp in Limassol and began working at his nightclub. Later he worked for the first wanted person.
15,400 USDT via Revolut and cash
The 36-year-old testified that the first wanted person sent him transfers totalling 15,400 USDT – approximately €13,870 – in cryptocurrencies via Revolut, while also handing him an additional €2,000 to €3,000 in cash. When he asked why the money was being given, the wanted person is alleged to have replied that he was giving it so that he would stay in Cyprus, and that he would contact him when he needed him.
The "misunderstanding" over the Range Rover
In his statement, the 36-year-old is noted to have included an account of the financial dispute between Xiouroupp and the first wanted person. According to this, the latter told him that he had had a misunderstanding with the businessman over a Range Rover, which Xiouroupp had supposedly given him as a gift and subsequently recovered. He is also alleged to have complained that he had offered Xiouroupp expensive gifts and money, but Xiouroupp continued to ask for more.
23 statements completed, 41 pending – Third person under scrutiny
According to police sources, 23 statements had been taken as of yesterday, while approximately 41 more are pending from Nicosia and Limassol. Investigators are to examine persons from the family, social and professional circle of both the suspects and the complainant.
At the same time, the investigation is being expanded to a third person who is being sought. According to testimony given before the Chief Prosecutor's Office, this person is alleged to have played a key role in the case, passing a second detonator to the 70-year-old suspect – Xiouroupp's former co-inmate – after the destruction of the first.
The four arrested persons are under eight-day detention. Investigators are attempting to unravel the case – from the flow of money and communications with Dubai to the precise degree of involvement of each person in the reported murder plot.
Source: Philenews