Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-05-07-Speech-4-284"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-05-07"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090507.35.4-284"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-05-07-Speech-4-2852
lpv:speaker	lp:José Ribeiro E Castro2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; DEVE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2007-11-23--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I want to correct Mr Guerreiro who is misinformed because, according to figures from the United Nations Development Programme, in the last 10 years Venezuela has not reduced poverty one iota. President Chávez has brought demagogy and dictatorship, unfortunately with support through the ballot boxes, but also with a great deal of intimidation of the people, as once again shown by this case of Manuel Rosales. I have met Manuel Rosales. I had the honour of meeting him on a visit to Venezuela. The fate that has befallen him is a great shame, because he wants to be a free man in his own country, but he cannot be a free man in his own country. That is the problem with Venezuela. I met him when he was governor-elect of the State of Zulia. He was elected by his people as Mayor of Maracaibo, but cannot live in his own country because, in Venezuela, people are persecuted and slandered. They are slandered, as is unfortunately happening with Manuel Rosales. It is the worst punishment that can be inflicted on a politician and we, who are politicians in this House, must all be aware of this. We can fight for our ideas, but we do not have the right to slander anyone, persecute them or throw them into jail. This is exactly what is happening in Venezuela. It is time, ladies and gentlemen, that we defined a strategy for Latin America. This must be a strategy of active diplomacy for Latin America. It must certainly be on the side of social progress, in line with the many millions that we invest every year in development and cooperation, but it must be 100% on the side of democracy, 100% on the side of pluralism, and 100% on the side of fundamental freedoms. Long live a free Venezuela!"@en1
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