A woman wanted by Cyprus police has claimed she possesses a rape video and accused authorities of refusing to view it, in a wide-ranging television interview Friday that touched on high-profile criminal cases and alleged underworld connections.
Annie Alexui gave an interview on SIGMA’s morning show in which she spoke about her decision to leave Cyprus, her life experiences and claimed connections with the prison system and underworld figures.
Asked about being wanted by police, Alexui claimed she has asylum due, in part, to the complaints made against her. “The police simply tried to publicise the complaints and it backfired on them,” she said. “They were asking for information to locate me, whilst they knew where I am. It’s ridiculous.”
Alexui said she has been speaking publicly for four to five years. “The internet is my only escape. Now more people have heard me though. I thank the police for the huge publicity they gave me,” she said.
She claimed what she publishes isn’t unsubstantiated and can be supported with testimony and evidence. Asked who sends her documents and material she publishes, Alexui said most is the product of her own research. “When I publish something, then more evidence comes to me,” she said.
Alexui said she records everyone who contacts her and doesn’t publish every testimony that comes to her because in some cases she cannot verify it.
Speaking about the case of Paphos Mayor Phedon Phedonos and alleged rape claims, she said she called him a rapist publicly because she knew the girls’ names, dates and incidents.
Alexui claimed she has connections with the Central Prisons and informants there, but said she has no relationship with the underworld. “I’ve spent many hours with underworld people. I researched them and recorded them,” she said.
Asked where she aims to reach with all this, Alexui replied: “Until the day my mother is dead, in prison or the psychiatric hospital.” She noted that authorities have now started reinvestigating the Alexis Mavromichalis murder case, adding that if they arrest the real culprits, her family will be accused again. “Then I might stop,” she said.
Asked if she’s thinking of returning to Cyprus, Alexui said she doesn’t believe in a fair trial in Cypriot courts.
She claimed underworld figures went to Russia to find her and influence her. “Whatever information comes, I give it to Russian authorities,” she said.
Alexui said any communication with Cyprus Police has been completed. “The only way to communicate again is for them to come to Russia and, in the presence of my people, take the video where they rape me and leave,” she said.
She claimed that in the past she published a video in which she had gone to police and begged them to see videos of her rape. “I told them if I’m lying, arrest me, and they threw me out. All this happened in Paphos. They knew and were waiting for me,” she said.
Speaking about her relationship with Alexis Mavromichalis, Alexui said it was purely friendly. “He was the person I turned to when I realised what was happening with the underworld. He was clean, wasn’t involved in rapes. We became very close and he had seen the videos. He never doubted me,” she said.
She claimed that at some point her family locked her in a garage for six months and Alexis threatened them. Two days later he was found dead, according to Alexui.
She explained she came into contact with the underworld through an ex-partner who taught her about drugs. “After I got clear of drugs, I had contacts with the underworld purely to record them,” she said.
Alexui said she’s not interested in whether police want her testimony for cases she highlighted. “It’s not my job to testify, I’m not the police. I’m the victim,” she said.
She added that the only evidence she’ll give police is for her own case. “There’s no police for me. I despise them, I’m disgusted by them,” she said.
Asked if she regrets things she’s done, Alexui replied: “I regret that I was so naive. I regret that I turned to the police for help. I should have taken the law into my own hands.”
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