Ayia Napa: how can she be guilty?

There’s a lot about this case that doesn’t make sense.

An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Ayia Napa: how can she be guilty?" was published on January 8, 2020 and runs 19 minutes.

January 8, 2020 ·19m · Beyond Today

Summary

A British teenager has been given a four-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang-rape in Cyprus. The 19-year-old was convicted following a trial after recanting a claim that she was raped in a hotel room in July. The woman has said Cypriot police made her falsely confess to lying about the incident at a hotel - something police have denied. Human rights groups and lawyers say she’s been failed by the Cypriot legal system. Some of the men and boys she first accused of raping her have been celebrated back in Israel where they come from. There’s a lot about this case that doesn’t make sense. In this episode BBC reporters Anna Holligan and Tom Bateman pick apart the case to try to find out what led to a sentence that has caused so much hurt and outrage.Presenter: Matthew Price Producers: Duncan Barber and Seren Jones Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont

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