Homicide charges were dropped on 4 June 1977 by a Cypriot court against the two men accused of killing the ambassador. According to the Washington Post 1970s Cyprus correspondent, Joseph W. Fitchett, EOKA-B members were "motivated by a mixture of patriotism, money and macho".
In June 1977, Cypriot courts dropped homicide charges against two men accused of killing the ambassador.  According to a Washington Post reporter who covered Cyprus in the 1970s, Joseph W. Fitchett, EOKA-B members were driven by a combination of patriotism, financial gain, and a desire for dominance.