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"I wholeheartedly support the visa restrictions for all individuals implicated in the Sergei Magnitsky case. I object to all forms of restrictions on the freedom of speech and the right of free expression, and to any human rights violations. Despite this, I am abstaining from the vote because many similar cases are being covered up in Europe. Everything that has been said on the Magnitsky case – abuse of power, lawsuits to remove political and economic rivals, arrests, torture, impunity of human rights abusers – applies to the current situation in Bulgaria. Despite numerous reports on my part, the European institutions remain silent, and no such measures or proposals have been made to the Council. I do not believe it is right for Europe to judge Russia while turning a blind eye when Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov misuses his power, particularly since such silence and lack of action give him that sense of ‘impunity’ which is being criticised so strongly in this report."@en1

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