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Bahrain courts 'a judicial charade'

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A military court in Bahrain has sentenced a group of 20 medical staff who treated anti-government demonstrators earlier this year to up to 15 years in prison.

Malcolm Smart, Middle East director of Amnesty International, voices his concerns.

And Bahraini government spokesman Sheikh Abdul Aziz responds.


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