Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-11-Speech-2-244"
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"Mr President, many thanks for the answer given by the Commissioner, which stated that irregularities have indeed taken place. I would say that what we have seen are more than irregularities: the trial was a farce and should be declared null and void. As the Commissioner knows very well, thanks to the media and to the international observers, the witnesses arrived having been tortured the day before and the trial ended with the leaders of the democratic opposition being sentenced to twenty years in prison. By acting in this way, the Government of Equatorial Guinea has proven that it fails to meet the minimum requirements of democracy and good governance.
The President of the European Council made a fine statement yesterday expressing his concern, but I do not think this will be enough. What is needed is for tangible measures to be taken; the President of that country cannot be allowed to continue travelling freely in Europe. I would, therefore, like the Commissioner to tell me what tangible actions the Commission foresees taking apart from those he has already mentioned."@en1
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