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"We support the fight against terrorism, and we will defend the principle that the political struggle must be conducted by democratic means in democratic states. If we are voting against the Watson report on combating terrorism and on the common European arrest warrant, it is for the following reasons:
1. An attempt is being made to force the proposals through Parliament and the Council by means of an accelerated procedure that excludes the possibility of a public debate on the subject and that does not provide the opportunity to obtain a thorough analysis of the consequences for democratic rights and the rule of law.
2. The common European arrest warrant will entail harmonisation of maximum and minimum penalties by the back door. That is extremely problematic because there are widely different juridico-political traditions in the Member States. Likewise, harmonisation and the introduction of a common definition of terrorism will be at odds with the very different political realities in the Member States.
3. Because it is a principle that can all too easily lead to false information being given or to serious crimes going unpunished, we oppose introducing the option of reduced penalties for anonymous cooperation in the work of detection.
4. An attempt is being made to force through the proposals before us at high speed and under pressure of the events of 11 September. However, the proposals are not concerned with the type of events that are already prohibited and in relation to which legal proceedings can be taken in all the Member States. Instead, the proposals are concerned with so-called European terrorism which, in terms of the very loose definition contained in the proposals, can cover everything from ETA's killing of civilians to actions and statements by individuals and legal political organisations."@en1
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