The doctors and nurses received 5 years to life sentences for treating the wounded in hospital emergency rooms.
Bahrain to retry medics jailed for treating protesters
Prosecutor orders civilian retrials for 20 medical personnel after global condemnation of sentences
Martin Chulov
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 October 2011 13.28 EDT
A Bahrain prosecutor has ordered retrials in civilian courts for 20 medics sentenced under martial law for crimes they were accused of committing while treating victims from anti-government protests earlier this year.
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Bahrain to retry medics jailed for treating protesters
Prosecutor orders civilian retrials for 20 medical personnel after global condemnation of sentences
Martin Chulov
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 October 2011 13.28 EDT
A Bahrain prosecutor has ordered retrials in civilian courts for 20 medics sentenced under martial law for crimes they were accused of committing while treating victims from anti-government protests earlier this year.
more..
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