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dcterms:Date	"2009-02-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Refusal of the extradition from Brazil of Cesare Battisti2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090205.22.4-220"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-05-Speech-4-2212
lpv:speaker	lp:Carl Schlyter2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Miljöpartiet (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"− ( ) I wish that we had discussed the Philippines instead, where the EU could have made a real contribution to saving the lives of many people. We are now discussing an individual legal case that is currently being tried in court, in connection with which we have the gall to say that we will stand up for the principle of the rule of law. Where I come from, one of the most fundamental principles of the rule of law is that a parliament does not interfere in individual court cases. My group and I think that it is quite wrong to discuss an ongoing individual court case in a parliament. Unfortunately, this is not even the first or the last time, because we will soon be voting on the Medina report, which does the exact same thing. In an ongoing copyright case against Pirate Bay in a Swedish court, Parliament commented on the question of guilt while the case was still in progress. I really hope that this does not become a habit because, if it does, it would be us here in Europe who would be opposing and resisting our own principles of the rule of law and that would be extremely unfortunate. Thank you. Sorry, I forgot to mention something important. If we are not happy with how Brazil and Europe are handling extraditions and if we are not happy with how our laws are interpreted in national courts, we should change the laws so that they are the same for everyone. We should not barge in and try to influence an individual case. That is the job of the judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers, not of Parliament. We make the laws, and the principles of the rule of law dictate that it is the courts which subsequently interpret them."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Carl Schlyter,"1 "SV"1 "author."1
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