EUROPEAN UNION Brussels,
8 September 2011
A 351/11
Statement by the spokesperson
of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton
on the recent release on bail of medical staff in Bahrain
The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:
“The High Representative welcomes the release on bail by the Bahraini authorities of the medical staff who had been detained in the wake of unrest this spring.
EUROPEAN UNION Brussels,
8 September 2011
A 351/11
Statement by the spokesperson
of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton
on the recent release on bail of medical staff in Bahrain
The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:
“The High Representative welcomes the release on bail by the Bahraini authorities of the medical staff who had been detained in the wake of unrest this spring. The High Representative again urges the Bahraini authorities to conduct all trials of civilians in civilian courts, with due process and full rights to a fair and transparent trial, as promised by His Majesty King Hamad last month.
The High Representative also looks forward with great interest to the upcoming conclusions of the independent Commission of Inquiry on the events surrounding the unrest earlier this year”