President of European Parliament condemns abductions in Belarus
08.12.2009.
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Repressions against opposition put in question the relations of the European Union with the official Minsk.
Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, made a statement after he learnt that one of coordinators of European Belarus civil campaign Yauhen Afnahel was abducted. He was sized by the unknown in mufti and taken out of the city into a forest, RFE/RL informs.
’The incident that has occurred in Belarus is an act of intimidation. I address the authorities with the call to create conditions to rule out repetition of such cases. The culprits should be found and convicted justly,’ Jerzy Buzek said.
The President of the European Parliament has warned the authorities that such facts shouldn’t happen. ‘It is not the first occurrence over the last 10 days. The European Parliament believes that the dialogue with Belarus should be continued under certain terms: it should go hand-in-hand with progress in the sphere of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Such cases as abductions and intimidation put in question the present approach of the member countries of the European Union towards Belarus.’
The President of the European Parliament condemns these events and finds them unacceptable.
See also
14.03.2010 European Parliament resolution on the situation of civil society and national minorities in Belarus
10.03.2010 Police drop criminal case on kidnapping of Zmitser Dashkevich
04.02.2010 European Union condemns decree on Internet censorship in Belarus
11.01.2010 Police deny abduction of Zmitser Dashkevich
17.12.2009 European Parliament notes lack of democratic progress in Belarus
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