The Jamahiriya news agency (Jana) reported that the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation had circulated a clarification memorandum regarding the case of the Bulgarian nurses whose case is being looked into by the Libyan judiciary from the legal, judicial and humanitarian aspects.

"The General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation would like to give the true picture of the case and the sentence," the committee states.

"The sentence was passed by a criminal court which had the legal and judicial authority to handle the case. This took place publicly and Libyan and Bulgarian lawyers attended the proceedings on behalf of the defendants," the statement says.

The committee also reminds us that representatives from international defence committees, civil society organizations and international human rights organizations also attended and necessary judicial and legal guarantees were provided.

The appeal possibility before Libyan judiciary has not yet been exhausted according to the statement. "After the criminal court's sentence, there is another possible step which is the appeal to the supreme court to which the defendants are entitled under the law," they say.

The media campaign and the political pressure exerted on the Jamahiriya creates a dangerous precedent based on an unacceptable discrimination according to which the Bulgarian nationals are treated in this way while the Libyan nationals are considered sub-human who can be treated differently.

The committee is especially angry at the reactions of the international media.

According to the authors of the memorandum,  individual reaction by the European and NATO countries and by the EU Commission and the US State Department lacks the necessary respect for the judicial systems of other countries.

The statements by the Bulgarian government officials who expressed a stance that was backed by the EU countries and others indicates that the Bulgarian government does not accept the rule that says that what the Bulgarians are allowed to do interms of dealing with human beings and in terms of domestic public opinion considerations in Bulgaria the Libyans are also allowed based on the degree of harm suffered by both.

"The Great Jamahiriya is very much opposed to pressure attempts," the statement also says.

"Those who fear God the most are the most honourable," the statement concludes.

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