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"Madam President, these are serious questions raised by Mrs Goudin and Mrs Dahl. I can assure both them and your House that the operations of the European Union are carried out in compliance with the conventions protecting human rights and international law.
This principle is clearly specified in all planning documents approved by the Council and included in the individual instructions which are given to active forces. This is what is known as the ‘soldiers’ corps’.
Where certain individuals deployed in foreign and defence operations go beyond their duties, the disciplinary and legal consequences fall within the competence of the Member States. All Member States adhere to the conventions that protect human rights.
In the case referred to in this joint question, allow me to take off my President-in-Office of the Council hat to say this: for the sake of transparency, the French authorities, after contacting the Swedish authorities, carried out a thorough inquiry. This inquiry was carried out for the French authorities by the Inspectorate for active forces and national defence.
This inquiry showed that the young man captured by French forces on 13 July 2003, during Operation Artemis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, suffered neither torture nor cruel treatment. Thus, the serious accusations levelled against the French and Swedish forces are unfounded."@en1
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