Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-24-Speech-4-164"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The Special Court for Sierra Leone: the Charles Taylor case2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050224.14.4-164"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-24-Speech-4-1652
lpv:speaker	lp:Nirj Deva2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia are all members of the ACP and signatories to the Cotonou Agreement. This agreement secures good governance. However, Sierra Leone is ranked as the least-developed country in the world. Sadly, the criteria set out by the Cotonou Agreement as essential to long-term development could also be used as a list of what Sierra Leone lacks most. In January 2002 Sierra Leone saw the end of a decade-long, savage civil war. The conflict in Sierra Leone cost tens of thousands of lives and the displacement of millions. Charles Ghankay Taylor, the former President of Liberia, has recently been indicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone with actively supporting the Revolutionary United Front which was responsible for the widespread atrocities in Sierra Leone. According to Amnesty International, Taylor's crimes included the systematic killing of civilians, amputation, rape, other forms of sexual violence, the use of child soldiers, abductions and forced labour. The Special Court of Sierra Leone created by the international community and which the EU supported with some EUR 800 000 last year, has charged Taylor with 17 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. However, Nigeria has given Taylor asylum. International law now cries out that those suspected of committing war crimes or crimes against humanity must be investigated and brought to justice. Under the 1949 Geneva Convention the Nigerian authorities are obliged to arrest Taylor and to surrender him to the Special Court of Sierra Leone. There is no legal base whatsoever for Taylor to be protected by President Obasanjo of Nigeria. If Taylor remains in Nigeria, however, it is doubtful that this man accused of heinous crimes will ever face trial. Moreover, if he seeks sanctuary in another ACP country we should bring the full force of the Cotonou Agreement to bear on that country."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Deva (PPE-DE )."1

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