Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-11-14-Speech-1-109"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-11-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:"Secret detention centres" in Europe2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051114.15.1-109"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-11-14-Speech-1-1102
lpv:speaker	lp:Stavros Lambrinidis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the CIA keeps a network of secret detention centres throughout the world. At the same time, the United States have accepted the use of a 'renditions' policy, in order to take people, even European citizens, for interrogation at locations of which we are ignorant. The president of the USA is today threatening to veto the bill adopted by the American Senate in order to impose what was – until a few years ago at least – the obvious; in other words, the fact that international law must be applied to persons arrested by the United States anywhere in the world. All this in 2005, by a large country, by a country with a long democratic tradition, by a country which insists every year in publishing a report on human rights and lambasting other states around the world for violating them. The policy of the USA affects us all, irrespective of whether these centres are located on European territory. The terrorist argument of double standards in European societies is something they pray for so that they can enlist new terrorists, so that they can undermine our policy. Shall we allow them to do so? What were inconceivable questions before the discovery of the US detention centres must be asked. One of these questions is: are there today Member States of the European Union or candidate countries which keep such centres? Secondly, are there today Member States of the European Union or candidate countries which send their detainees to US detention centres? Where do they supposedly wash their hands, while using this network for their detainees? This must be answered. Thirdly, have the USA sent people snatched from Europe to these detention centres? In fighting terrorism, the objective is not to sanctify any means. Let us Europeans not create a European-inspired Frankenstein which we cannot control and let us not allow any other country to do the same."@en1

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