In 't Veld roept Wereld op 't matje

[Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks]

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Bron:  D66
Datum: 7 juni 2007
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Sophie in 't Veld urges Pottering to ask Russian government to explain
the recent events in Moscow
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Sophia in 't Veld on behalf of the ALDE group. - Mr President, I would
like to address a very brief request to you as President of this House. I
should like you to ask the Mayor of Moscow, Mr Luzhkov, for clarification
on the treatment of two MEPs - Mr Cappato and myself; a member of the
German Bundestag, Mr Volker Beck, and a member of the Italian Parliament,
Ms Vladimir Luxuria, on 27 May.

On the occasion of a peaceful action for equal rights for gay people, we
wanted to hand over a letter to the Mayor of Moscow signed by nearly 50
Members of this House. Mr Cappato, Mr Beck and an ALDE Group official were
violently attacked by hooligans and then arrested by the Russian police.
Two of the Russian activists who were arrested are here today - Mr
Nikolaj Aleksejev and Mr Nikolaj Khramov. The police equally failed to
protect Ms Luxuria and myself from an angry crowd and the police stood by
watching as other activists were beaten up by thugs, skinheads and even
priests.

As Members of Parliament not engaged in any illegal activity, we would
expect the Russian authorities to protect us against violent criminals,
and certainly not to arrest us on dubious grounds. Freedom of assembly is
a basic human right that must be observed by Russia as well, being a
Member of the Council of Europe and present at the G8 Summit today.

Mr President, I trust you will ask Mr Luzhkov and Mr Putin for an
explanation on the way that Members of this House were treated.

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(c) 2007 D66

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