Libya's Supreme Court confirmed July 11 the verdicts of the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, sentenced to death for infecting children with HIV. Photo by BGNES
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor on a death row in Libya are expected to sign Saturday a pardon request, to be submitted to the country's High Judicial Council.
The six foreign medics will sign a second document to make sure they give up pressing any demands against Libya for the eights years spent behind bars and will pledge they will not pursue sanctions on Libya by international organizations.
The two documents, along with a financial settlement between Libyan officials and the group representing families of infected children, should be submitted to the High Judicial Council.
Libya's Supreme Court confirmed July 11 the verdicts of the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, sentenced to death for infecting children with HIV.
It was the medics' final appeal in a case, which has gripped public attention in both Libya and Bulgaria and sparked a public outcry across the European Union and the United States.
Libya's High Judicial Council will convene on July 16 to have the final word on the death sentences. The nine-member body, which is headed by the minister of justice, could approve or reject the convictions or set a lighter sentence.
Details of the deal, reportedly struck by the Qaddafi humanitarian foundation and the group representing families of infected children, are expected to be revealed over the weekend.
The financial settlement is expected to end the crisis.