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Ailing Al-Khatabi taken from jail to hospital
[Libya Herald] Amara Hassan Al-Khatabi, the editor of the Ummah newspaper, has been taken from prison to hospital because of his deteriorating health. Arrested on 19 December and charged with defaming the judiciary, the 67-year old has been on hunger strike in Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... 's Hadba prison since 28 February. According to his lawyers, he suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure. He was tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! after his newspaper accused 84 named judges of corruption, demanding that they be investigated. His lawyer is reported by the newspaper Quryna saying that he is being held in hospital "under heavy guard". Khatabi's case is increasingly being seen outside the country as the touchstone of press freedom in Libya . Numerous international and national organizations have called for his release. Justice Minister Salah Marghani, has also called on the Attorney General to release Khatabi on bail, but to no effect. Posted by: Fred 2013-04-07 |
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