Re: death sentence confirmed for the Bulgarian nurses
The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting today in Strasbourg, has approved the following statement:
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PACE DECLARES BULGARIA’S NURSES IN LIBYA INNOCENT
16:03 Fri 29 Jun 2007
In a declaration accepted on June 29, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) once again said that the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for intentional HIV infection in Libya were innocent.
The declaration also said that PACE was discontent with the situation of the five nurses, who have already spent many years in Libyan prison.
PACE was very concerned about the outcome of the trial, the declaration said. It was going to follow court procedures and the final verdict issuing carefully.
On July 11, Libya’s Supreme Court is expected to pronounce final verdicts in the trial.
The declaration said that PACE strongly opposed the unjust proceedings and the use of torture in obtaining confessions.
Just and fair trial was a universal right that could not be taken away, the declaration said....
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/pac...23505/catid_68
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