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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9350
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/libya

EU calls for swift release of Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor - condemnation of unacceptable sentence

Brussels, 23/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Council has expressed its “grave concern” at the “unacceptable verdict” of the Criminal Court in Libya on 19 December 2006, which confirmed the death penalty of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor. Conclusions adopted on Monday indicate that this decision ignores “strong evidence from world-renowned international experts as to the innocence of the defendants” who have been imprisoned for almost seven years, and who are accused...

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