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"en.20131009.43.3-520-000"2
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"Mr President, of course the accusations levelled at Member States cannot be ignored. They must be treated with the full seriousness they deserve. Torture and inhumane treatment are not, and can never be, the tools on which we can build and preserve a strong and free society.
My own country, the United Kingdom, is one of the countries against whom these allegations have been levelled, a country whose long-established principles are freedom and fairness under the rule of law. I welcome the opportunity of an investigation in order to reinstate the reputation of our security services, which is currently tarnished. However, such an investigation must be carried out by an established process – a judicial inquiry if necessary – which is fully independent and held and investigated at Member State level.
But I do not believe it is for this Parliament to set demands on how these inquiries are conducted. Unfortunately, here, accusations are too often treated like facts and recommendations are treated like condemnations. This must stop, if the credibility of this place is to be preserved. Once again, this Parliament wishes the European Union to play a bigger role in the oversight of the intelligence community as a whole, but I would question: why? How would it carry out such a role in a sensible, credible and rational way? I have no idea, and nor do others who apply objectivity and fairness to this issue."@en1
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