Bahrain: Verdict approaching in case of 20 medics

Headline Title:  Bahrain: Verdict approaching in case of 20 medics 13 June 2012 The appeal verdict in the case of 20 health professionals on trial in Bahrain is scheduled to be announced on 14 June 2012. The 20 are among 48 health professionals from the Salmaniya Medical Complex who were arrested in March and April 2011, and charged with offences ranging from the “illegal possession of firearms for a terrorist purpose", "attempting to occupy a public hospital using force" and to “attempting to topple the system of government by force" for which they were sentenced to prison terms…

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