A Foreign Office spokeswoman says the UK is 'seriously concerned' about the case but Cyprus backs its legal system.
A number of prominent legal figures in Cyprus - including former justice minister Kypros Chrysostomides, have also written to attorney general Costas Clerides urging him to intervene in the case..
Meanwhile, the teenager's mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has backed calls for a tourism boycott of the country.The woman said her daughter was experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder , hallucinations, and is sleeping for up to 20 hours a day because of a condition called hypersomnia.to raise money for legal support for the woman's daughter has passed £120,000, exceeding its £105,000 goal.
The woman has been on bail since the end of August, after spending a month in prison, and could face up to a year in jail and a 1,700 euro fine when she is sentenced on 7 January.
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