Costas Papacostas ( ; 12 November 1939 – 21 September 2015 ) was the Cypriot Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 . Following the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion he resigned as Minister of Defence and was succeeded by Demetris Eliades , the Minister of Agriculture . In July 2013 he was found guilty of manslaughter , with the court saying he “ closed his eyes to the danger ” regarding the storage of explosives , for which he received a sentence of 5 years imprisonment
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
Costas Papacostas