Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-14-Speech-3-565-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-03-14"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"lv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120314.28.3-565-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Inese Vaidere2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; DROI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Pilsoniskā Savienība (2009-07-14--2012-07-03)3 substitute; INTA (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the situation in Belarus is serious, and it is getting worse. The number of arrests of politicians is growing, as is the number of questionable trials, and threats to opponents of the regime and the press. There are bans on visas for journeys to and from the European Union. Tragically, following a questionable trial with unconvincing evidence, the death penalty was imposed on two young men. The time and place when the sentence will be carried out has been kept secret, even from their relatives. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that the expulsion of ambassadors confirms that the regime’s nerves are failing, and so we must continue to stress that the development of our relations is directly dependent on its ability to fulfil commitments in the sphere of human rights and the rule of law. Of course, Belarus is a small state, and is not rich in natural or energy resources. However, in stepping up the sanctions against the Lukashenko regime, we must refrain from the double standards that we sometimes adopt when assessing similar events, in Russia, for instance. Specific sanctions against the main actors within the regime must be widened, to include a ban on travelling to the European Union and freezing property and bank accounts. Sanctions must be directed against specific persons and entrepreneurs who support the regime, but not against the people or small traders. If we suspend cooperation with Belarus, then it is the people of Belarus that will suffer most and, for our part, we shall no longer be their allies, but people who have done them wrong. The regime’s leadership will pull through, though, by putting the blame for its difficulties on us. Our sanctions must serve as a political tool, and that means they should also support the civil society of Belarus."@en1
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