Twelve Men

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The Woman covered her face, listening as they came, the judgment

the UK is "gravely concerned about the Fair Trial guarantees" in the case of a British woman convicted of lying about the gang-raped by 12 Israelis in Cyprus, the government said.

A Foreign Office spokesman said the case, in Ayia Napa , was "deeply disturbing" and it will raise the issue with the Cypriot authorities.

The teenager was found guilty on a charge what is public mischief.

they were arrested after recanting a claim that she was raped In July .

The 19-year-old had said Cypriot police made them to falsely confess to lying about The Incident in a Hotel - But the police denied this.

The Judge in the Famagusta District Court in Paralimni condemnation to 7 adjourned. 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 that they are against The Conviction .

He said the return-statement was given, if not a lawyer or a translator was present, what he said was a violation of the European Human Rights law.

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

prosecutors said wrote, The Woman willingly and signed an affidavit to withdraw their claims for 10 days after the first statement.

The Woman told the court this happened under duress with The Threat of being arrested.

As he said the judgment, judge Papathanasiou, "The defendant gave police a false rape claim, while having full knowledge that this is a lie," adding that the teenager had tried to "mislead" the court in its statement.

He said: "there is no rape or violence" and the police had investigated thoroughly, "all of the necessary arrests. "

The Judge said his decision was supported by the video evidence, the 19-year-old with consensual sex, and they "first gave false statements," because she "was ashamed" when they realized that the members of The Group were recording her.

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

The Mother of the teenager has called the judgment "absolutely impressive" and "A Nightmare ".

In an interview with " Itv News She Said : "I find myself somehow able To Believe that the violation of the Human Rights , experienced by the whole thing, especially things like no access to lawyers while being interrogated for hours on a Saturday Night . "

you said in contrast, the Israeli group had "legal representation in a matter of hours".

she added her daughter's "serious need" to take back to the UK for medical treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

One of the women, the lawyers, Nicoletta Chara lambidou, told reporters that they planned to appeal against the decision of the Cyprus Supreme Court, and if that failed, they would refer the case to the European court of Human Rights .

you said that you "respectfully disagree" with The Verdict , adding there were "violations" of the procedure and its customers the right to a Fair Trial .

Analysis

James Landale, diplomatic correspondent

It is unusual for The Foreign office, public position, to active legal proceedings against British nationals overseas.

officials usually accusations of meddling in the courts of a sovereign nation wants to avoid.

Instead, they will sometimes try to exert pressure quietly behind the scenes.

So the fact that The Foreign office has decided to intervene in public is interesting.

you can make a calculation, a little public pressure have Now could have an impact on the sentencing decision by The Judge in the next month.

He could, for example, give the unnamed British woman who is the equivalent of a sentence of More Than four weeks spent in a Cypriot prison.

Certainly, the Federal cartel office have visited in this case very closely: the employee, The Woman A Number of times during their imprisonment, they attended court hearings and in regular contact with their legal representatives and The Local authorities.

There may also be political considerations: this is a high-profile case, and the newly elected British government want to be seen to defend something, a British citizen, of what advocates claim is a miscarriage of justice.

The teenager had, after contacted the police hours, 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 retracted to make their claims.

it was later fees, for the.

The study started in the beginning of October with The Verdict delayed Until Now .

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Source of news: bbc.com