Five Bulgarian nurses and a doctor want millions of euros in compensation from Libya after spending eight years in jail on charges of infecting children with AIDS, their Dutch lawyer says.
In a letter to Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi, the group sought "humanitarian assistance and financial support" after their incarceration and alleged torture over claims they had infected over 400 Libyan children with AIDS.
"Aside from the traumas stemming from the wrongful detention itself and the continuous uncertainty of a looming execution, our clients also continue to suffer greatly from the severe torture they underwent," said the letter forwarded to France's AFP news agency by the group's Dutch lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld. More...
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In a letter to Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi, the group sought "humanitarian assistance and financial support" after their incarceration and alleged torture over claims they had infected over 400 Libyan children with AIDS.
"Aside from the traumas stemming from the wrongful detention itself and the continuous uncertainty of a looming execution, our clients also continue to suffer greatly from the severe torture they underwent," said the letter forwarded to France's AFP news agency by the group's Dutch lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld. More...
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