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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010614.8.4-160"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-14-Speech-4-1612
lpv:speaker	lp:Bertel Haarder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-09-13--2001-11-26)3,3 vice-chair; ELDR (1999-07-20--2001-11-26)3,3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2001-11-26)3,3 unknown; Venstre (1999-07-20--2001-11-26)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-09-29--2001-11-26)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I have followed developments in Malaysia for a number of years through visits and acquaintances there. It is depressing to see how Prime Minister Mahatir is increasingly doing violence to quite elementary democratic principles and general decency in order to put down his political rivals. This or ISA, is used and abused for the purpose of getting at the Prime Minister’s political and personal enemies, as in a dictatorship. The same applies to the paragraph in the Malaysian constitution, the intention of which was to secure peace in the country and between the ethnic groups and which is now being used for the government’s own purposes. The former Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, said as long as fourteen years ago that it looked as though Mr Mahatir was on the way towards authoritarian government. It can safely be said that he has since continued along the same path. That is deeply regrettable, and it is good that Parliament is today getting to debate the matter and that we are getting a strong statement from the government. Malaysia should know the truth when we meet with the Malaysians in the various fora during the coming weeks and months."@en1

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