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2015/2838(RSP) Resolution on Russia, in particular the cases of Eston Kohver, Oleg Sentsov and Olexandr Kolchenko

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2015/09/10
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The European Parliament adopted by 378 votes to 111 with 138 abstentions, a resolution on Russia, in particular the cases of Eston Kohver, Oleg Sentsov and Olexandr Kolchenko.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE and Greens/EFA groups.

Members strongly condemned the judgment handed down by the Pskov regional court as well as the entire trial of Estonian police officer Eston Kohver, who was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment after his abduction in 2014 from the territory of Estonia, which was part of the EU and subsequently illegally detained in Russia. They considered the case to be in breach of international law and urge the Russian Federation to release Eston Kohver immediately and to guarantee his safe return to Estonia.

Parliament also strongly condemned the illegal sentencing and imprisonment of Oleg Sentsov and Olexandr Kolchenko, two activists opposing the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia, who were arrested and tortured. It called on the Russian Federation to release them immediately and guarantee their safe return to Ukraine.

Members deplored the fact that in the Russian Federation law and justice were being used as political instruments in breach of international law and standards, thus allowing the sentencing of the Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov and of Olexandr Kolchenko to 20 years’ and 10 years’ imprisonment respectively for expressing their views.

Furthermore, Parliament emphasised that Russian courts were not competent to judge acts committed outside the internationally recognised territory of Russia, and pointed out that the judicial proceedings in all three cases should not be regarded as legitimate .

The Council and the Commission were asked to address these cases in their contacts with the Russian authorities and to report back to Parliament. Members called on Member States to do the same in bilateral meetings.

For its part, Russia was asked to comply with international legal obligations and with the law, without any political interference.

Members called on the Council to establish a common EU list of the officials responsible for the abduction, illegal detention and sentencing of Eston Kohver, Nadiya Savchenko, Oleg Sentsov and Olexandr Kolchenko, to impose and implement a EU-wide visa ban on these officials.

Lastly, they urged the President of the European Council and the VP/HR to come up with a comprehensive policy strategy, which would enable the EU to regain the initiative and to pursue a more clear-cut policy towards Russia .

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T8-0314/2015
2015/09/10
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B8-0845/2015
2015/09/08
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B8-0847/2015
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B8-0849/2015
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   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0850/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0851/2015
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   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0852/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0855/2015
2015/09/08
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B8-0845/2015

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RC-B8-0845/2015 - Résolution #

2015/09/10 Outcome: +: 378, 0: 138, -: 111
DE PL ES RO GB SE BE HU CZ DK NL AT HR BG SK LT FI SI PT LU EE MT IE LV CY FR EL IT
Total
84
40
45
25
58
18
16
19
18
13
20
18
11
12
13
8
9
7
16
5
6
6
6
6
6
62
16
64
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183

Germany PPE

30

Poland PPE

17

Spain PPE

13

Romania PPE

11

Sweden PPE

3

Belgium PPE

4

Hungary PPE

11

Czechia PPE

7

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Netherlands PPE

4

Austria PPE

5

Croatia PPE

5

Bulgaria PPE

7

Slovakia PPE

6

Lithuania PPE

1

Finland PPE

For (1)

Petri SARVAMAA
1

Slovenia PPE

5

Portugal PPE

6

Luxembourg PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Malta PPE

3

Ireland PPE

For (1)

Seán KELLY
1

Latvia PPE

3

Cyprus PPE

2

France PPE

Against (1)

Nadine MORANO

Abstain (1)

Alain CADEC
18

Greece PPE

3

Italy PPE

12
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59

Germany ECR

Abstain (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
8

Poland ECR

15

United Kingdom ECR

15

Belgium ECR

2

Czechia ECR

2

Denmark ECR

4

Netherlands ECR

2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Bulgaria ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

3

Finland ECR

For (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Italy ECR

2
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58

Germany ALDE

3

Spain ALDE

8

Romania ALDE

3

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

3

Belgium ALDE

5

Czechia ALDE

4

Denmark ALDE

3

Netherlands ALDE

6

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Croatia ALDE

2

Bulgaria ALDE

For (1)

Iskra MIHAYLOVA
1

Lithuania ALDE

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
3

Finland ALDE

3

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Portugal ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Estonia ALDE

Abstain (1)

Jana TOOM
3

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

France ALDE

4
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45

Germany Verts/ALE

12

Spain Verts/ALE

4

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

France Verts/ALE

5
icon: S&D S&D
160

Germany S&D

23

Poland S&D

For (1)

Janusz ZEMKE
5

Spain S&D

11

Romania S&D

10

United Kingdom S&D

18

Sweden S&D

6

Belgium S&D

Abstain (2)

Hugues BAYET, Maria ARENA
2

Hungary S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

Miroslav POCHE

Against (2)

Jan KELLER, Pavel POC

Abstain (1)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ
4

Denmark S&D

Abstain (1)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE
3

Netherlands S&D

For (1)

Agnes JONGERIUS

Abstain (1)

Kati PIRI
2

Austria S&D

Against (1)

Eugen FREUND

Abstain (1)

Karin KADENBACH
5

Croatia S&D

For (1)

Tonino PICULA

Abstain (1)

Biljana BORZAN
2

Bulgaria S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

Against (1)

Monika BEŇOVÁ
4

Lithuania S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Portugal S&D

For (1)

Ana GOMES
6

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Malta S&D

For (1)

Marlene MIZZI

Abstain (2)

Alfred SANT, Miriam DALLI
3

Ireland S&D

Against (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Latvia S&D

Against (1)

Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

Cyprus S&D

2

France S&D

Against (1)

Guillaume BALAS
11

Greece S&D

4

Italy S&D

Against (1)

Andrea COZZOLINO
26
icon: NI NI
7

Hungary NI

2

France NI

Against (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH
1

Greece NI

4
icon: EFDD EFDD
41

Poland EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

18

Sweden EFDD

2

Czechia EFDD

Abstain (1)

Petr MACH
1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

France EFDD

Against (1)

Joëlle BERGERON
1

Italy EFDD

17
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Germany GUE/NGL

8

Spain GUE/NGL

9

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Sweden GUE/NGL

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Malin BJÖRK
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

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For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

2

Ireland GUE/NGL

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Luke Ming FLANAGAN
3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

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Younous OMARJEE
2

Greece GUE/NGL

4

Italy GUE/NGL

3
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36

Poland ENF

2

Romania ENF

Against (1)

Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Belgium ENF

Abstain (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

3

Austria ENF

4

France ENF

20

Italy ENF

4

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    • date: 2015-09-10T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=26138&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
    • date: 2015-09-10T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20150910&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
    • date: 2015-09-10T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0314 title: T8-0314/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 378 votes to 111 with 138 abstentions, a resolution on Russia, in particular the cases of Eston Kohver, Oleg Sentsov and Olexandr Kolchenko. The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE and Greens/EFA groups. Members strongly condemned the judgment handed down by the Pskov regional court as well as the entire trial of Estonian police officer Eston Kohver, who was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment after his abduction in 2014 from the territory of Estonia, which was part of the EU and subsequently illegally detained in Russia. They considered the case to be in breach of international law and urge the Russian Federation to release Eston Kohver immediately and to guarantee his safe return to Estonia. Parliament also strongly condemned the illegal sentencing and imprisonment of Oleg Sentsov and Olexandr Kolchenko, two activists opposing the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia, who were arrested and tortured. It called on the Russian Federation to release them immediately and guarantee their safe return to Ukraine. Members deplored the fact that in the Russian Federation law and justice were being used as political instruments in breach of international law and standards, thus allowing the sentencing of the Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov and of Olexandr Kolchenko to 20 years’ and 10 years’ imprisonment respectively for expressing their views. Furthermore, Parliament emphasised that Russian courts were not competent to judge acts committed outside the internationally recognised territory of Russia, and pointed out that the judicial proceedings in all three cases should not be regarded as legitimate . The Council and the Commission were asked to address these cases in their contacts with the Russian authorities and to report back to Parliament. Members called on Member States to do the same in bilateral meetings. For its part, Russia was asked to comply with international legal obligations and with the law, without any political interference. Members called on the Council to establish a common EU list of the officials responsible for the abduction, illegal detention and sentencing of Eston Kohver, Nadiya Savchenko, Oleg Sentsov and Olexandr Kolchenko, to impose and implement a EU-wide visa ban on these officials. Lastly, they urged the President of the European Council and the VP/HR to come up with a comprehensive policy strategy, which would enable the EU to regain the initiative and to pursue a more clear-cut policy towards Russia .
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