Montagnier was certain that the epidemic at the hospital started about a year before the Bulgarian nurses were hired.
An investigation concluded that the infections came from the wards where the Bulgarian nurses had been assigned.
"We are convinced the Bulgarian nurses have nothing to do with this tragedy," he said.
There are no good grounds for the imprisonment of the Bulgarian nurses.
The situation of the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor is truly a nightmare.
We have still to secure the release of the Bulgarian nurses from Libyan custody.
The judicial proceedings involving the Bulgarian nurses have come at a very critical moment.
The case of the Bulgarian nurses condemned to death in Libya is now a European matter.
Then there is Libya and the case of the Bulgarian nurses.
I have just received the news that in Libya the death penalty has just been confirmed on the Bulgarian nurses.