Kevin Connolly

found A 19-year-old British woman who was raped, found guilty of lying about the course of Israeli youths in Ayia Napa , Cyprus.

they were arrested after the withdrawal of a claim that it was attacked by 12 young Israelis in a hotel on the 17. July.

The Woman had said Cypriot police made them falsely confess to lying about The Incident , But The Police denied this.

she was found guilty, on an indictment of what public mischief, in the case of a court in Paralimni.

The Judge in The Famagusta District Court adjourned sentencing until 7. January. You threaten to have asked for up to a year in prison and a £1,500 Fine , But their lawyers for a suspended sentence.

lawyer Michael Polak, head of the justice abroad, the support of The Woman , told Bbc News : "there were A Number of bases for the appeal, the decision".

He said, for these reasons, the court, relying on a redemption, a statement was given, if not a lawyer or a translator was present, what he said was a violation of the European Human Rights .

He also criticised the handling of the case by The Judge Michalis Papathanasiou, says he refused to hear all the evidence about whether the alleged rape took place.

prosecutors said The Woman willingly wrote and signed an affidavit that their claims be withdrawn for 10 days after the first allegations.

The Woman told the court this was done under duress, under threat of arrest, and they had no access to a lawyer.

The study was delayed at the beginning of October with the judgment, Until Now .

As he said, The Verdict , judge Papathanasiou, "The defendant gave police a false rape claim, while having full knowledge that this was a lie.

"During her testimony, the defendant did not make a good impression, she has not telling The Truth and trying to mislead the court. "

He added: "there is no rape or violence" and that The Police had investigated thoroughly, "all of the necessary arrests. "

The Judge said his decision was supported by the video evidence shows it with consensual sex.

"The reason why you initially gave false information because she realized that she was recorded while having sex and so she was put in a difficult situation and felt ashamed.

"you apologized then, and said, you have made a mistake by making a false statement. "

their lawyers had argued that the video on some of the Israelis " - phones that showed her that consensual sex with one of The Group , while others tried to enter The Room to enter, when she told you to leave, you.

One of the Women , the lawyers, Nicoletta Chara lambidou, told reporters in court that they plan to appeal against the decision of the Cypriot Supreme court, and if that fails, they refer the case to the European court of Human Rights .

"respects The decision of the court," She Said . "But we respectfully disagree with him.

"We believe there are many violations of the procedure and the rights of a Fair Trial were infringed by our customers. "

according to The Verdict , The Woman was to be heard, says one of her lawyers, "I thought you were asking for a Fine ", according to Ritsa Pekri, asked The Judge to impose a suspended sentence.

The teenager had, after The Police hours applied for, claiming to have been raped at 17. July in Pambos Napa Rocks Hotel.

the Twelve Men were, But were later released and returned home after The Woman be withdrawn, to their demands.

it was late fees, for the.

The study was delayed at the beginning of October with the judgment, Until Now .

photographers and camera-people were waiting as the teenager left court with her mother.

Both Women wore white scarves on their faces to represent sewn, the protesters from The Network Against violence Against Women , the placed filled, the court, the lips, and pointed outside.

Argentoula Ioannou, a protester from the organisation, said: "I think the decision was wrong because it was decided on the wrong basis.

"That is the reason why The Judge called The Process of negotiation, that he does not want to hear nothing of The Rape .

"So the accusations of the girls were completely excluded from this study. "

the Twelve Men were arrested in connection with the allegations But were later released and returned home.

Nir Yaslovitzh, a lawyer of the arrested, some by the Israelis, about the alleged rape, welcomed the ruling.

"I welcome the court's decision to convict and The Girl ," he said.

"I hope the court to be appropriate, rather a tightening of the punishment on The Girl refuses, to This Day , the responsibility for the terrible, which you have done against The Boys . "

Cyprus recorded the highest rate among the EU member States for the reporting of incidents of sexual violence to The Police (27%), the EU average at 14%, according to a survey detailed in a

The Report , a study from the year 2009 can be found cited that The Island was to show the "vast majority" of European countries, "an increase in reporting and a decrease in convictions for sexual offenses over a longer period of time".

The British woman spent More Than a month in jail before she was released on bail, at the end of August, But had not allowed to leave The Island .

BBC Europe correspondent Kevin Connolly said The Woman , the family spent Christmas with her on The Island in The Mediterranean sea.

Earlier this month, her mother told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the last few months, was a "nightmare".

She Said her daughter, who was in Cyprus for a working holiday " - and was due to start University after the summer break, had post-traumatic stress disorder, and the symptoms had "much, much worse", since the alleged rape.

they also criticized what they saw as a lack of support by The Authorities , saying that her daughter violated the Human Rights ", all the way through" The Process .

Source of news: bbc.com