Published 21 January 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b224
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b224

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Doctor is released from custody: Mohammed Asha, the neurologist who was cleared of involvement in the London and Glasgow car bomb plots, has been granted bail pending his appeal against deportation to Jordan, his home country (BMJ 2009;338:a3170, doi:10.1136/bmj.a3170). Dr Asha, who was working for the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in Stoke-on-Trent when he was arrested in June 2007, has been in prison since he was acquitted in December 2008. His bail conditions mean he should be able to resume work.

French doctors found not guilty of manslaughter: Six doctors and pharmacists who were on trial in France over the death of 117 people who became infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the 1980s (BMJ 2008;336:348-9, doi:10.1136/bmj.39489.717292.C2) after being given tainted human growth hormone were acquitted on 14 January of all charges, including manslaughter and aggravated deception. The public prosecutor’s office has appealed against . . . [Full text of this article]


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