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LIBYAN COURT AKNOWLEDGES VIOLATIONS IN BULGARIANS' TRIAL

Tue, Jan 31 2006 13:00 CET 253 Views

Libya's Supreme Court of Cassation confirmed the police search in the home of Bulgarian nurse Kristiana Vulcheva, aimed at obtaining evidence, is illegal.

The court also acknowledged the torture used to produce the confession of the five Bulgarians has not been investigated. Based on these arguments, the court ordered a new trial and repealed the death sentences of the Bulgarians, tried for the intentional infection of more than 400 Libyan children with HIV.

The Supreme Court calls the previous death sentence unjustified. The Benghazi Court has not turned to medical experts to determine the origin of the virus, the Bulgarian National Radio reports.

Neglecting the fact that the Bulgarians said their confession was produced through torture also undermines the sentence. One of the nurses, Nasya Nenova, said she experienced psychological pressure to confess. The confession of a Palestinian doctor, main evidence in the trial, has also come after the exercise of torture.

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