Sophie Wilkinson speaks to some of the young people that took part in the protests yesterday, in support of the 19-year-old. Read more on Grazia.
Yesterday, protesters took to the streets in support of the 19-year-old. Sophie Wilkinson spoke to them.This morning, the British woman who claims that she was raped by 12 boys and men in Ayia Napa was handed a jail sentence of four months, suspended for three years. She was also ordered to pay a €140 fine, all for the conviction of ‘public mischief’. You can read more about the background to the caseAhead of the sentencing, a protest was organised in London yesterday.
The Ayia Napa gang rape story began when the 19-year-old woman, on a working holiday, was allegedly, she would later try to explain to police, raped by 12 boys and men. However, soon enough, the tables were turned and she was accused by the Cypriot justice system of lying about the incident. Questioned for hours on end without a lawyer, the girl was allegedly coerced into retracting her initial statement.
Health-wise, she has developed PTSD and is being regarded a suicide risk. The British Government has requested that Cyprus, ‘do the right thing’, insists Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. But what is the right thing? Her sentence essentially means she can come home ASAP, and there are also reports of a presidential pardon for this woman.
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