PARALIMNI, Cyprus - A British teenager will appeal against her conviction in Cyprus over a withdrawn allegation of gang rape, her lawyers said on Tuesday, as the British government said it had raised numerous concerns about her treatment with Cypriot authorities.
Raising his voice over chants from supporters of the woman outside, Judge Michalis Papathanasiou told her the sentence took into account her age, clean criminal record and remorse, and that he was giving her a “second chance”. Police ordered window blinds in the courtroom to be pulled down to block the sight of about 150 protesters who shouted slogans like “Blaming the victim is the second rape!” and “Cyprus justice, shame on you!”.
Twelve Israeli youths were detained for questioning but swiftly released after the woman withdrew her accusation. They were not required to give any evidence at the woman’s trial.
I've got just the song for this. icecube giving up the nappy duggout.
The Israeli government always looks after it’s 1st class citizens. They twisted the arm of the Cypriot government to get those young men (alledged rapists) acquitted. She’s most likely a victim of abuse, rape and the scapegoat of this case.
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A fair trail? Seriously? She is nineteen years old, was in a foreign country, had her passport removed. Interviewed ( interrogated) without any legal representation, her parents were not present. It's does take rocket science to see exactly what has happened here.
Amazing the media slant here: She wasn’t just accused, she was convicted of fabricating the story.
So was she raped or not?
Why would a newsmedia like Reuter’s try to show her face though?
How disgusting. Someone gets raped and everyone starts bashing because they are all israeli apartheid supporters. Shouldn't this be apart of the MeToo thing. She got raped and they send her to jail 😶
She’s clearly no angel but I don’t think she got a fair trial either.
I wonder what direction this story would have gone if this person was black ....or ethnic minority even...just a thought
FYI: Israeli does NOT equal Hebrew!
Fair trial? She tried to lie about rape... Wtf Eye for an eye. What was FAIR about what she did to those boys?
She should be in jail!
Not enough.
She got off light
Is there a medical report? It should be obvious.
She ruined lives with false accusations and she gets no punishment? Women who falsely accuse their attackers should receive a minimum of 5 years in jail.
Look how the media behave towards the rape victim.
Of course she didn't
Lesson is to go back to the sensibilities of the past. Do not allow your girls backpacking to foreign countries.
Cyprus Police: Let's question a rape victim with no lawyer or support! Cyprus Legal: Let's punish a rape victim for recanting her story because of the police! This is why victims don't come forward.
Who the hell those 150 women demonstrators think they are? The question is make yourself in the skin of someone who was seriously raped , how would she feel if her matter becomes a unserious thing and joke forothers (the lier British girl )
Unbelievable and deeply concerning. Raped by 12 Israeli men and then by the Cyprus justice. The international community needs to stand by this girl and bring about proper justice.
How do you get a fair trial from what's now known as really a gangbang? Too many women want these gang bangs and cry wolf afterwards. fact
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