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"Mr President, there is almost no hope left that the presidential elections in Belarus next Sunday will be free and fair. The atmosphere during the election campaign is dangerous. The campaign has been marked by Aleksandr Kozulin, a presidential candidate, being heavily beaten by secret service men. In addition, many activists are being arrested and threatened, to stop them supporting the democratic candidate Aleksandr Milinkievich.
In this context, statements were made by some EU office holders which I found disappointing. After it became known that the European Parliament is planning to send an ad hoc delegation to Minsk, Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner stated that the members of that delegation will speak only for themselves. Mr President, may I kindly ask you to remind the Commission that Members of this House are the only elected representatives of the EU citizens, in contrast to the Members of the European Commission. Members of the European Parliament are entitled to speak of behalf of those who elected them and not only for themselves.
It is highly regrettable that the European Commission makes lamentable statements instead of expressing at least their moral support for the MEPs who are going to observe elections in Minsk, and instead of stating that in the event of any provocation by the Lukashenko regime against parliamentarians they are ready to take action in their defence."@en1
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