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Mr President, I should like to draw the House’s attention to a dangerous trend in Russia. The public prosecutor’s office and the judiciary in this country are increasingly being used as political weapons by President Putin’s regime.
On 9 December 2005, the Russian public prosecutor’s office charged the Neftyanoi Bank with money-laundering and tax fraud. The Bank’s director, Boris Nemtsov, is one of Russia’s most able liberal politicians, and a key member of the anti-Putin opposition. This is particularly significant in view of the forthcoming presidential elections, which will be held in 2008 and which will determine the future of democracy in Russia. In a statement given to my party’s headquarters for its November 2005 newsletter, Mr Nemtsov said that there was a risk that a state-controlled and monopolistic capitalism could be established in Russia. He also expressed his belief that the country is currently undergoing a process of, and I quote, ‘Lukashenkisation’.
The European Union should waive the requirement for Russian citizens to hold visas before they can enter EU Member States. The abolition of visas would serve as a guarantee for Russian civil society that the country will become more democratic."@en1
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