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representatives on humanitarian issues (the EU did not condone the guilty verdict in Libya against the Six). On July 24, 2007, the five medics and the doctor were extradited to
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in July 2007. Both the French president and the
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about the releases (although, as of July 31, not to the EU), and the issue remains ongoing. Furthermore, a controversy has arisen concerning the terms of release, which allegedly include an
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The epidemic at El-Fatih and the subsequent trials were highly politicized and controversial. The medics say that they were forced to confess under
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arrived in Libya. He said that the guilty verdict of the Libyan courts had been based on "conflicting reports", and said that
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