Dominic Raab has expressed “serious concern” about the potential for a miscarriage of justice after a court in Cyprus convicted a British teenager of lying about being gang-raped on holiday.

The Foreign Secretary will raise the case with the Cypriot authorities after the 19-year-old, who told police she was raped by up to 12 Israeli youths in her hotel room, was left facing up to a year in jail while her alleged attackers were allowed to return home.

The alleged victim had withdrawn her complaint two weeks after the alleged incident, but says she was “forced” to do so by police who left her “scared for my life” and who did not record the interview, meaning it was her word against theirs in court.

The case has raised questions about the island’s treatment of victims of sexual assault, with protestors claiming the Cypriot authorities “always find a reason not to believe women who claim they have been raped”.

On Monday night the girl told The Sun she was not surprised by the judgment and vowed to clear her name.

The teenager also claimed she has been contacted by other people who have been "forced to remain silent" during similar experiences.