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March 21, 2012

Bahrain Proceeds With Medics Trial 
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The U.S.-backed monarchy in Bahrain is vowing to proceed with the
prosecution of 20 medics jailed for treating demonstrators during
anti-government protests last year. The medics were sentenced by a
military tribunal last September, but are now being re-tried in civilian
court. The announcement that the trial will proceed follows suggestions
from the Bahraini government that the case against most of the medics
would be dropped.



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