Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-06-Speech-1-054"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-06-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050606.11.1-054"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-06-06-Speech-1-0552
lpv:speaker	lp:Adam Bielan2
lpv:spokenAs	treasurer; UEN (2004-07-20--2007-08-28)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2006-01-15)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-21--2006-01-10)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-09-04)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-10-28--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, today I should like to alert the House to a matter that has outraged public opinion in my country for many weeks. I refer to the Lukashenko regime’s persecution of the newly-elected leaders of the Union of Poles in Belarus. Violations of fundamental human rights in Belarus are something to which we have been accustomed for many years. I need only mention the fact that two leaders of the democratic opposition, Nikolai Statkevich and Pavel Severinets, were sentenced a few days ago to three years in a forced labour camp for organising anti-government demonstrations. Nevertheless, the recent attacks on the Polish minority organisation deserve to be singled out for particular criticism by the EU authorities. I would remind the House that although new leaders were elected at the March congress of the Union of Poles in Belarus, the Belarussian Ministry of Justice not only refused to recognise these elections, but also threatened to outlaw the organisation entirely. What is more, the publication of the country’s only Polish-language newspaper, has been suspended, and a Polish diplomat has been expelled from the country. These facts give a full insight into the persecution suffered by Poles in Belarus. The drastic measures to which the Belarussian authorities have recently resorted are a clear indication of the fact that they fear their country will experience a repeat of the democratic revolution seen in Ukraine. I hope that their worst fears come true, but the European Union must pursue a more proactive policy to ensure that this happens."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Głos znad Niemna"1

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