British teenager accused of wasting police time after making, then retracting gang rape allegation - @AmandaKirton and I will be in court to cover trial tomorrow as... theguardian.com/world/2019/oct… #aiyanapa #Cyprus
"They were talking about it and laughing, saying they were going to do orgies with her... They were saying this in a very bad and aggressive way," defense witness statement google.nl/amp/s/www.bbc.… #Cyprus
Five Israelis freed 25 July after no evidence found linking them to case. Other seven were released three days later after police said British teenager retracted rape allegations google.nl/amp/s/www.bbc.…
She was arrested, accused of lying and had passport confiscated - lawyer said she had missed out on university place and was seeing a psychologist for post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by incident #Cyprus
Photographers poised outside court - British teenager charged with ‘public mischief’ after retracting rape allegation due to appear today #Cyprus 
Hearing scheduled to start 0900bst - 19-year-old British woman denies wasting police time. Her lawyers say she was forced under duress to retract original rape claim google.nl/amp/s/www.bbc.… #Cyprus
Police deny applying pressure. Human rights groups fear authorities handling of case will make women reluctant to report google.nl/amp/s/amp.theg… #Cyprus
Policeman - Marios - who took retraction statement, teenager’s friend (who she was on holiday with) and 19-year-old herself will give evidence in court today #Cyprus
British teenager met by photographers - today she and friend (Leeds Uni graduate) - will testify in court google.nl/amp/s/www.bbc.… #Cyprus
Bag of 11 Israeli phones presented in court. Police say they never checked messages #Cyprus
Policeman who led investigation said he concluded (during questioning) British teenager had lied. At that point began ‘interrogating’... told her he was suspicious seven or eight times, denies forcing her to retract rape claim #Cyprus
British teenager just gave evidence. Read through her Napa Snapchat Group chat. Screen grabs presented, “I have no idea what’s happening. I’m scared.” #Cyprus
For everyone asking, “Where are her parents?” Mum is by her side. Flew out right after alleged attack. Sitting listening/supporting in court #Cyprus
19-year-old shared frantic Snapchat chat in court. Texting friends & family. 10 days after alleged attack. Alone in police station. Interrogated by police, accused of lying about rape. (She to explain phrase ‘tits up’ to Cypriot judge) #Cyprus
