19-04-2007: CESI joins efforts of European actors to obtain the release of Bulgarian nurses imprisoned in Libya
 
CESI is pleased to note the initiative organised jointly today by the European Movement, of which it is a member, and the main European political groups to obtain the release of the Bulgarian nurses imprisoned in Libya. For Helmut Müllers, CESI General Secretary, "with the verdict due in a few days’ time, it is crucial to show our support to the detained nurses as well as affirm the fundamental values of European democracy, such as the respect for human rights, the right to a fair trial and the rejection of the death penalty".
CESI President Valerio Salvatore has just returned from Bulgaria, where he spoke up for the prisoners to political actors and the media. As an expression of solidarity towards the nurses, he has asked CESI’s affiliates to wear the ribbon bearing the colours of the Bulgarian flag distributed by the support campaign "You are not alone" on the day when Libya’s supreme court announces its verdict, explaining that "this symbolic gesture should demonstrate the support of the eight million European workers represented by CESI for the five imprisoned nurses and doctor".