Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-12-Speech-4-168"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-05-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Togo2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050512.24.4-168"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-05-12-Speech-4-1692
lpv:speaker	lp:Marios Matsakis2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, the presidential elections held on 24 April in Togo were subject to serious irregularities, as a consequence of which there was an outbreak of violence resulting in many deaths and injuries. In addition, thousands of people fearing for their lives fled Togo for neighbouring Benin and Ghana. Togo has suffered election violence on several occasions in the past because the previous dictator-president, father of the current president, repeatedly rigged the polls in his own favour. According to Amnesty International, several hundred opposition supporters were massacred by state security forces during the 1998 election. Opposition supporters claim that similar attacks by the security forces are taking place today. In order to stop the present escalation of violence in the country and prevent similar shameful events from taking place in the future, we join our voice with those calling for, amongst other things, the establishment of a national unity government in Togo and the speedy implementation of constitutional and electoral reforms."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 unknown; Dimokratiko Komma (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Marios Matsakis,"1 "on behalf of the ALDE Group"1

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