The 19-year-old British woman, who had reportedly been raped by 12 Israelis in Ayia Napa last July, is appealing the appeal against her conviction for causing public damage through her lawyers.
The young woman was brought to justice when she withdrew from the rape charge, but this is something that she claims was done after pressure from the Cypriot authorities. He was sentenced to four months in prison with a three-year suspension before being allowed to return to Britain.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, her lawyer said that the appeal is based on the complaint about the handling of the case in court by the president of the headquarters, Michalis Papathanassiou.
The argument of the appeal is included in a 154-page memorandum to be submitted to the Supreme Court of Cyprus in view of the trial that the 19-year-old's lawyers expect to take place later this year.
"We will argue that the judge in the district court (Famagusta) did not provide the defendant with a fair trial and closed his mind to an essential element of the offense by constantly shouting 'this is not a rape trial, I don't want to hear evidence of rape', and preventing the defense team from the appropriate examination and submission of evidence supporting the adolescent's testimony that rape had taken place, ”her lawyer told the newspaper.
He added that the Cypriot judge would be accused by the British defense of behaving rudely and prejudiced, which prevented a fair trial.
He noted that the judge refused to hear testimony about the DNA of three of the Israelis found in a blood-covered condom.
Attorney Michael Polak of Justice Abroad, which co-ordinates the filing of the appeal, said the skeleton of the argument in favor of overturning the sentencing decision had been submitted.
He added that it included assessments by various Cypriot bodies and provisions by the European Court of Human Rights, which show that the decision to convict the 19-year-old was a judicial error.