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I, like other Members of the House, fully understand the desire to see closer cooperation between the judicial authorities in all the Member States. In particular, I wish to see mutual recognition and respect for decisions and judicial processes. Since the Tampere Summit, and following the September 11 and March 11 atrocities in the USA and Madrid, there is an understandable wish to take action against alleged criminals and terrorists.
However, all these initiatives must be predicated on the principle of protection of civil rights and fundamental freedoms. I am greatly concerned that these basic protections are not sufficiently enshrined in this current proposal.
I have a number of concerns which include a major doubt about the legal bases; serious questions concerning the lack of protection and safeguards, particularly the use of surveillance measures and coercive methods; permitting evidence to be used that would be inadmissible in an Irish court; undermining Irish Constitutional protection for defendants; allowing self-incrimination.
Parliament does not have legislative powers in the area of criminal law, which is best decided at national level. For these and many other reasons I voted against the report."@en1
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