Libya Lifts 'HIV Medics' Sentence

"The unfair death sentences were reversed.... We hope that the swiftness and the effectiveness demonstrated by the Libyan court in the past days will help to solve the case as soon as possible," Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said. US state department spokesman Justin Higgins described the decision as positive. "We believe a way should be found to allow the medics to return to Bulgaria and Palestine," he said, the Reuters news agency reported. Emma Udwin, the European Commission's external relations spokeswoman, expressed the hope that the move would "lead to a rapid and fair settlement to all concerned". The medics, who have spent almost seven years in prison, say they were made scapegoats for poor hospital hygiene. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/4558844.stm Published: 2005/12/25 15:08:41 GMT

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