Do you support this Decision
By mansha
@mansha (6298)
India
December 20, 2006 7:00am CST
Libya hs sentenced medics to death. Six foreigners have been held guilty of infecting 400 children with HIV hence the court has convicted five bulgarian nurses and a Palestenian doctor of deliberately infecting these kids with AIDS virus. Belgaria and european uniuon has condemned this decision by stating the infection was caused due to general unhygienic condiotions in the Benghazi hospital. What is your say in the matter?
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7 responses
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
25 Dec 06
Interesting, I didn't hear this one. That's just silly, Libyans just want to belame someone for something. Why can't they just play fair and let people help them out?
@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
26 Dec 06
I do not support this decision, given the information that is available. According to several news reports that I read, UNAIDS has serious doubts as to the accuracy of the scientific testing submitted as evidence in this case, as well as the omission of certain other key factors of evidence which UNAIDS feels would prove that the strains of HIV which the children contracted were present in the hospital long before the accused staff arrived.
We have to remember that we are not dealing with the American legal system here; the legal system in Libya works very differently. If there is considerable doubt on the part of UNAIDS, then I would support a decision to hold the verdict pending a proper and thorough investigation.
Of course it goes without saying that if the medics are proven to have deliberately infected those kids, then no punishment could be severe enough.
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@laurawarde (388)
• United States
29 Dec 06
If after proper investigation, it is found that they did deliberately infect the innocent helpless children, then no punishment could ever be 100% fair. They will, though, have to look God in the face on judgement day and explain this to him. Above all else, I think its sad and cruel that someone would infect so many people with such a crucial and awful disease.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
29 Dec 06
I lived in Libya during the reign of King Idris. There were no such crimes in these days. They should be subjected to the same as what they inflicted on others.
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@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
22 Apr 07
If those people did in fact deliberately give 400 children HIV, they deserve whatever they get and then some.
Is there any evidence to support or refute the allegations? Is there an article or two you can give?
Being in the U.S. with all the upheaval going on over here, I had not heard of this incident.