Activities of Jacek PROTASIEWICZ related to 2012/2142(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case (short presentation)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the posthumous prosecution of Sergei Magnitsky is a violation of international and national laws, which clearly shows the malfunctioning of Russian criminal justice system;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, despite the 2011 conclusions of the inquiry conducted by the Russian President's Human Rights Council on the illegality of Sergei Magnitsky's arrest, detention and being denied access to justice, the investigations are stalled and the officials involved have been exonerated and even assigned to the posthumous case; whereas such actions of the authorities demonstrate a politically motivated nature of Magnitsky's prosecution;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to call on Russia to conduct a credible and independent investigation encompassing all aspects of this tragic case and to bring all those responsible to justice;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to urge the Russian authorities to put an end to a widespread corruption, to reform the judicial system and bring it in line with international standards by creating an independent, just and transparent system so that under no circumstances it could be misused for political reasons;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Council to take a coherent and proactive stance on other serious human rights violations in Russia, on the basis of well documented, converging and independent sources, and to introduce similar restrictive measures against offenders as a last resort measure provided that there is a clear evidence of an offence or a crime committed;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the commitment of the Russian authorities to the basic shared values, such as the rule of law, human rights and basic freedoms, remains the main prerequisite of EU-Russia relations and for the development of a stable and reliable partnership between them;