Cyprus rape claim case: 'It's a very worrying conviction'

Name: Cyprus rape claim case: 'It's a very worrying conviction'
Uploaded: 2019-12-30T10:01:05.000Z
Duration: 3 min 5 s
Description: Lawyer Michael Polak gives his reaction as a British woman is found guilty of making a false rape claim in Cyprus.

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A 19-year-old British woman has been found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, by Israeli youths.

The woman had said Cypriot police made her falsely confess to lying about the incident - but the police denied this.

Lawyer Michael Polak described it as "a very worrying conviction".

30 December 2019