The foreign ministry of Israel said that six Israeli citizens have been arrested in Cyprus. They are suspected of sexually assaulting a British tourist.
The Israeli embassy was told about it and their consul is talking to the local authorities.
However, the police or the UK government have not confirmed yet.
But according to reports from media in Cyprus, a court has decided to hold five foreigners in custody while they investigate an alleged rape of a tourist in Ayia Napa.
Reuters news agency also reported that the tourist was identified by a police source as a British woman.
The woman told the police on Sunday evening that she was attacked at her hotel in Ayia Napa earlier that day.
According to the person who provided the information, the five people who were arrested for the reported rape were Israeli men, and their ages were 19 and 20.
Israeli lawyer Nir Yaslovitz, speaking to Channel 12 TV, said that the Cyprus police have a serious suspicion about something, but this is not the first time we have dealt with such cases. According to The Times of Israel newspaper. I want the truth to be revealed.
In 2019, a woman from Britain went to the police in Cyprus and said that she was forced to have sex by 12 Israeli men and boys in Ayia Napa.
Later on, she withdrew her claim after being detained without a lawyer. Then, she was put on trial and found guilty of causing trouble in public.
Last year, the Supreme Court in Cyprus overturned her conviction, which made women’s rights activists very angry.
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Israelis detained in Cyprus on rape allegation
