Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-09-Speech-4-220"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-09-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights in Syria, in particular the case of Haythan Al - Maleh2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100909.16.4-220"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-09-Speech-4-2212
lpv:speaker	lp:Heidi Hautala2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, this resolution has not arrived a day too soon. For a long time I have followed the case of Haythan Al-Maleh with concern. Too often I have felt that not enough attention has been paid to his case. We have no time to waste: he is 80 years old, and I hear from his son, who has visited Parliament, that his father’s health is deteriorating. Mr Al-Maleh suffers from arthritis, diabetes and thyroid problems, and I understand that he is being deprived of access to medication. Mr Al-Maleh was arbitrarily arrested by the General Intelligence Service on 14 October 2009. He was held incommunicado and tried before the Second Military Court of Damascus, despite the fact that military tribunals should not try civilians. On 4 July 2010, Mr Al-Maleh was sentenced to three years in prison on the grounds of ‘transferring false and exaggerated news that weakens national sentiment’. Colleagues, we should be aware that many countries are unfortunately using such titles for criminal charges nowadays. It is totally unacceptable. This happened under Articles 285 and 286 of the Syrian criminal code. Such charges are clearly too vague and easy to abuse. They have no place in the jurisdiction of any modern state. Serious concerns also remain over the fairness of Mr Al-Maleh’s trial. My key message is that there are serious grounds to believe that Mr Al-Maleh is a victim of repression by the authorities in response to his human rights work, which is extensive and impressive. He must be released immediately. I would like to point out that Mr Al-Maleh is an excellent candidate for the Sakharov Prize. I will be taking action to see that he is one of the candidates."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Heidi Hautala,"1 "author."1
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