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Cyprus Court Drops Charges in Gang-Rape Case Against Israelis

A court in Cyprus dismissed charges against five Israelis accused of raping a British woman, citing credibility issues in her testimony.

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A Cypriot court has acquitted five Israeli men accused of gang-raping a British woman, deeming her testimony inconsistent and unreliable. The woman, intoxicated at the time, identified the men from a line-up but her claims contained significant contradictions. While her testimony depicted a violent encounter, the court ruled that the level of alcohol and drugs in her system did not preclude her ability to consent. This ruling follows a previous decision by the European Court of Human Rights concerning inadequate investigations into similar allegations.

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  • The Cypriot court found the testimony of the British woman to be inconsistent, which raised doubts about her credibility in the gang-rape case against the Israeli men.
  • The ruling highlighted issues of consent, noting that substances in the woman's system were deemed insufficient to negate her ability to consent.
  • Questions have arisen regarding the effectiveness of Cyprus' law enforcement and their initial handling of similar past allegations.

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