AEGiS-IRIN: LIBYA: No execution for AIDS accused health workers

Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

LIBYA: No execution for AIDS accused health workers

Integrated Regional Information Networks - December 10, 2004

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]

JOHANNESBURG (PLUSNEWS) - Libya will not execute six health workers accused of intentionally infecting more than 400 children with HIV, said Seif al-Islam e-Qaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi.

Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, who have been detained since 1999, were sentenced to death by firing squad in May.

According to the New York Times, Seif al-Islam said Libya would like to expel the nurses to Bulgaria, suggesting that their expulsion might be linked to the extradition of a Libyan man serving a life sentence in Scotland for the 1988 downing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

He did not disclose the fate of the Palestinian doctor.

041210
IR041235

Copyright © 2004 - Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). Reproduction of this article (other than one copy for personal reference) must be cleared through the Integrated Regional Information Network. .

AEGiS is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational corporation. AEGiS is made possible through unrestricted funding from the National Library of Medicine, AIDS Walk of Orange County, and donations from users like you.

Always watch for outdated information. This article first appeared in 2004. This material is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.

AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is often presented in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.

Copyright ©1980 – 2004. AEGiS. All materials appearing on AEGiS are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and are the property of AEGiS, or the party credited as the provider of the content. .