British policeman is arrested for drink-driving in Cyprus after motorcyclist is killed in a crash

• Detective Christopher Browning was arrested in the early hours of September 2
• A 58-year-old motorcyclist was killed in the smash at junction with motorway
• Browning’s passport was confiscated, he is remanded in custody for a month  
• Investigations are ongoing, South Wales Police said they are aware of arrest 

A British policeman has been arrested for drink-driving in Cyprus after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash. 

Detective Christopher Browning, 60, was arrested in the early hours of September 2 after the collision near Esentepe, a village in northern Cyprus. 

A 58-year-old motorcyclist named as Bülent Güzelkeskin was killed in the smash when Browning was merging onto the Kyrenia-Tatris Highway. 

Detective Christopher Browning, 60, (pictured outside court) was arrested in the early hours of September 2 after the collision near Esentepe, a village in northern Cyprus

The crash scene on the Kyrenia-Tatris Highway on Thursday, September 2

A 58-year-old motorcyclist named as Bülent Güzelkeskin (left and right) was killed in the smash

Browning’s passport has been confiscated and he has been remanded in custody for up to a month while police continue their investigation.  

The policeman, of Neath, Wales, was allegedly driving a saloon car in the accident. 

A judge in Famagusta ordered that Browning be remanded in custody because the Briton does not have a permanent address in the country as he was visiting as a tourist.  

South Wales Police confirmed it was aware one of its staff had been arrested on the island.

‘We can’t say any more at this stage,’ a spokesman said.

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