Libyan surgeon accused of neglect faces spurious charges

Headline Title: Libyan surgeon accused of neglect faces spurious charges 07 June 2012 Libyan authorities must review the charges faced by a neurosurgeon accused of neglect over the death of an anti-Gaddafi fighter, Amnesty International said today ahead of protests in support of the detained medic.Hisham Anour Ben Khayal categorically denies the accusation that he purposefully withheld medical treatment from Fathi Mohamed Abou Shanaf, who died on 26 May 2011 from a gunshot wound to the head.Hisham Anour Ben Khayal was abducted in the capital Tripoli on 1 April by a militia group that…

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