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"Mr President, there is a big difference between stupid epithets and untruthful epithets. Stupid epithets do not allege anything specific. In criminal law, this is therefore slander without object and, as such, stupid epithets must be done away with.
On the other hand, when our colleague, Mr Helmer, said that Mrs Merkel had lied, he attributed this to something very specific: a written directive in which she recommends keeping the substance of the Constitutional Treaty by amending the terms in such a way as to deceive the public. Our colleague, Mr Helmer, therefore simply made legitimate use of his right of criticism, albeit sharp criticism. I condemn the outright totalitarian approach – but it does not surprise me from our fellow Member, Mr Schulz – that results in all unsuitable opinions being clamped down on.
This is unacceptable in a Parliament that must remain a place for debates, even if those debates are very animated or critical towards the Presidency!"@en1
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