Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-09-Speech-4-226"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
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	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100909.16.4-226"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-09-Speech-4-2272
lpv:speaker	lp:Corina Crețu2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2012-06-06)3 vice-chair; DEVE (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"We are debating today an outrageous case of human rights violation, symbolic of the way in which an authoritarian state intends to treat its citizens. The victim has had his fundamental freedoms violated and has not had other rights respected, such as the right to presumption of innocence, a fair trial and defence, including the right to choose freely his own lawyer. However, apart from all these extremely grave irregularities, the nub of this case is the charges brought against Haitham Al-Maleh, a veteran human rights activist who had already served time for his activities supporting constitutional reforms in the 1980s, when he was sentenced to a seven-year prison term. This time, Haitham Al-Maleh was sentenced to three years in prison for a crime of opinion, charged with damaging the morale and feelings of the nation through criticism targeted in particular at the state of emergency which has been in force for four decades and suspends citizens’ fundamental rights. Therefore, this severely ill octogenarian is in danger of ending his life in prison all because he exercised his legitimate right to free expression, guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which has been ratified by Syria. Given that the charges made contravene the right to free expression and his state of health is increasingly precarious, we too support the appeal made to the Syrian authorities to drop the charges and release Haitham Al-Maleh and the other political detainees. The first steps towards normalization and democratization of the regime should be a general amnesty, stopping the harassment and punishment of human rights activists, ending the arrests of political opponents, as well as guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary."@en1
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