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Protesters in London call for Cyprus boycott on eve of sentencing

Protesters in London call for Cyprus boycott on eve of sentencing

Activists shout ‘we believe her’ in solidarity with woman convicted of lying about rape

Protesters gathered outside the Cypriot high commission before marching through London chanting “we believe her”, on the eve of the sentencing of a 19-year-old woman convicted of lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa.

A judge last week ruled the teenager from Derbyshire wilfully indulged in public mischief in claiming she was raped by a group of 12 Israelis over the summer, then retracting her allegations 10 days later.

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