Saudi Arabia: Criminal charges possible in Saudi HIV blood transfusion: former judge

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February 18, 2013
Source: Alarabiya

Seven Saudi health officials who were fired for injecting a 12-year-old girl with HIV-infected blood could face criminal charges if found to have done so intentionally, a former judge told Al Arabiya on Monday. The story of Reham Hakami has sent shockwaves across the kingdom, following news that she received HIV through a blood transfusion in Jazan Public Hospital.