Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 13, 2006 16:45:21 GMT -5
BULGARIAN NURSES' DEATH SENTENCES WOULD BE CONFIRMED CANTIER
French member of NGO Lawyers Without Borders Francois Cantier said that a
Libyan court would probably confirm the death sentences of the Bulgarian
nurses accused of intentional HIV infection of more that 400 children.
Cantier attended as an observer the last court sitting of the trial on
September 12. Together with another lawyer form the organisation, he was
expecting to be approved as a member of the defence team, Bulgarian
National Radio (BNR) reported.
Cantier had several meetings with Libya's health ministry representatives
to arrange his participation in the defence, but the issue remained
unsolved, BNR said.
He said that the video presented during the September 12 court sitting was
valueless as evidence of guilt. The video showed a search in the house of
nurse Kristiana Vulcheva during which blood banks were found.
The defence was not informed about the new evidence and witnesses in order
to prepare its statements, Cantier said.
New international analysis of the main evidence in the trial, the blood
banks found, was needed, Cantier said.
(source: Sofia Echo)
French member of NGO Lawyers Without Borders Francois Cantier said that a
Libyan court would probably confirm the death sentences of the Bulgarian
nurses accused of intentional HIV infection of more that 400 children.
Cantier attended as an observer the last court sitting of the trial on
September 12. Together with another lawyer form the organisation, he was
expecting to be approved as a member of the defence team, Bulgarian
National Radio (BNR) reported.
Cantier had several meetings with Libya's health ministry representatives
to arrange his participation in the defence, but the issue remained
unsolved, BNR said.
He said that the video presented during the September 12 court sitting was
valueless as evidence of guilt. The video showed a search in the house of
nurse Kristiana Vulcheva during which blood banks were found.
The defence was not informed about the new evidence and witnesses in order
to prepare its statements, Cantier said.
New international analysis of the main evidence in the trial, the blood
banks found, was needed, Cantier said.
(source: Sofia Echo)