Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-10-28-Speech-4-169"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-10-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Guantanamo2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041028.13.4-169"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-10-28-Speech-4-1702
lpv:speaker	lp:José Ribeiro E Castro2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Coligaçao Força Portugal (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) (2004-07-20--2007-11-22)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, our group’s position on this matter is clear and unequivocal. On the one hand, we are aware of the threat posed by terrorism at the moment, of the horrors of global terrorism, of the challenges that it presents and the fact that, as I have often said, it is the greatest current threat to human rights and to fundamental rights. We express again our solidarity with the victims of the appalling terrorist attacks of 11 September and of 11 March this year in Madrid. We are aware that it is the main duty of democracies to combat terrorism and to dismantle its networks. On the other hand, we cannot contradict the very values that we seek to uphold and that we affirm. We must be able to show that we uphold these values at all times, particularly on the front line in this battle. We therefore deplore and condemn the cases of maltreatment and inhumanity in the treatment of prisoners, as referred to just now. We regret the fact that we must vote in favour of this resolution but, given the testimonies that have come to light, we have no alternative, because we must always show consistency when we affirm our values and rights. We are indeed convinced that this is also the guiding principle of the North American culture to which so many ties bind us. We accept the decisions and recommendations made by the Supreme Court and, in reference to the article published in the New York Times, we should like to see the guidelines set out by President Bush and Secretary of State Rumsfeld followed to the letter. In that way, maltreatment will not take place, the cases that have come to light can be investigated and all prisoners can be given a fair trial and can be treated with the values that we affirm and the fundamental rights that we defend."@en1

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