Annita expresses ‘anguish and anger’ over ECtHR rape case furore

House president Annita Demetriou on Monday expressed “anguish and anger” over a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling which found that Cyprus had violated the human rights of a woman who had reported that she had been raped by Disy Larnaca town councillor Andreas Ttaouxis.

“As house president, as Disy leader, and as a woman in public life, I feel anguish and anger for what harms trust in institutions and in justice,” she began.

“The decision to suspend criminal prosecution...