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"en.20110510.60.2-333-000"2
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"I voted to oppose the removal of the Parliamentary immunity of Bruno Gollnisch because: 1. Free speech is a core value of our society and the cornerstone of our democracy. It should not be curtailed by political opponents. The comments attributed to Mr Gollnisch were not incitements to violence and were not abusive or insulting. The comments were about the intolerance of Islamist regimes towards Unbelievers. 2. No debate was allowed before the votes on this issue, which affect the fundamental rights of an MEP. 3. The proposal to lift Bruno Gollnisch’s immunity (and the politically motivated decision to lift it) were inconsistent with the proposal to allow the German MEP Elmar Brok to retain his immunity from prosecution for an (alleged) greed offence of tax evasion.
It is clear that the prosecution is a vexatious one, by a private organisation, designed to deprive Mr Gollnisch of his elected position and his good name. It is equally clear that, in the increasingly intolerant atmosphere of Political Correctness that is permeating the Parliament, some MEPs are more equal than others."@en1
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