Woman falsely accused husband of rape in north Cyprus, confessed 9 months after he was detained for rape

A woman who reported her husband to the authorities that he raped her and then sent to prison for trial has been arrested after he admitted that her statements were false.

The rape case against her husband has been ongoing since 2023. She had reported her husband to the police and also gave a statement in writing on the same day he was arrested. She also got a protection order from the court with a false affidavit.

The woman, named only as ES, a foreigner in Cyprus was arrested and taken to the Lefkosia district court on Saturday on charges of "perjury and giving contradictory statements".

She had claimed that her husband raped her which led to his arrest and detention for over 9 months while under going judicial trial.

While the hearing of the rape case was on going at the Lefkosia Family Court on March, 12, the mother of two children confessed that all the statements she had previously given to the police and the lower court were lies while her husband's case was being discussed in the high criminal court. 

In her statement she said she thought he was cheating on her and that she slandered her husband out of jealousy.

Following her confession, her husband was released 9 months later, and the court decided to arrest her.

Police stated that the woman was in the country with a residence permit and requested that she be sent to prison. The police also stated that the suspect did not know that what she did was a crime, but now that she learned that she had committed a serious crime, she could escape prosecution if not detained.

Her lawyer, who objected to the request for pre-trial detention, said his client had been living in TRNC with her family since the age of 2, that she had two children aged 3 and 5 and that she would not escape. The defense also had the court hear three people who could vouch for the suspect.

The judge who evaluated the testimony given in court, stated that the suspect misled justice by giving false testimony and caused a person to be deprived of his freedom for 9 months, and ordered her to be sent to prison for a period not to exceed 30 days until trial.