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2019/2938(RSP) Resolution on recent actions by the Russian Federation against Lithuanian judges, prosecutors and investigators involved in investigating the tragic events of 13 January 1991 in Vilnius

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Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2

Events

2019/11/28
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0182/2019
2019/11/28
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0183/2019
2019/11/28
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0184/2019
2019/11/28
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0185/2019
2019/11/28
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0186/2019
2019/11/28
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B9-0182/2019
2019/11/28
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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Results of vote in Parliament
2019/11/28
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 493 votes to 43, with 86 abstentions, a resolution on the recent actions by the Russian Federation against Lithuanian judges, prosecutors and investigators involved in investigating the tragic events of 13 January 1991 in Vilnius.

The text adopted in plenary had been tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

Parliament called on the Russian Federation authorities to stop criminal proceedings against prosecutors, investigators and judges in the so-called ‘13 January’ case.

Members recalled that between 11 and 13 January 1991, the armed forces of the USSR committed an act of aggression against the independent state of Lithuania and people who were peacefully trying to defend the Vilnius TV tower, which left 14 people dead and nearly 800 injured. In March 2019, a Lithuanian court issued a decision on this act of aggression against Lithuania, declaring 67 persons, including the former Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union and the former Commander of the KGB Special Forces, guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The majority of the perpetrators of this attack were on trial in absentia. The initial Russian reaction to the court ruling was negative, with the Russian State Duma claiming the trial to be ‘politically motivated’, ‘an attempt to rewrite history’ and the Russian Foreign Ministry announcing ‘not to leave it without further reactions’. In 2018, Russia initiated criminal proceedings against Lithuanian judges, prosecutors and investigators investigating the tragic events of 13 January 1991 in Vilnius.

Parliament noted that the actions of the authorities of the Russian Federation with respect to Lithuanian judges and prosecutors violate fundamental legal values, in particular the independence of the judiciary. It recalled that the criminal prosecution of prosecutors and judges for their professional activities is a form of unacceptable external influence that interferes with the primacy of law and stressed that proceedings in such criminal cases against prosecutors and judges cannot be considered legitimate.

Members called on the Russian authorities to:

- assess the accountability of the persons who led or participated in the act of aggression of 11-13 January 1991 against the state of Lithuania, and to assist the law enforcement authorities of the Republic of Lithuania in seeking justice in the 13 January case;

- comply with the Republic of Lithuania’s requests for mutual legal assistance in the 13 January case;

- cease the irresponsible disinformation and propaganda statements made by Russian Federation officials.

Parliament called on the Member States to refrain from transferring any personal data to Russia that could be used in criminal proceedings against Lithuanian judges, prosecutors and investigators and to refuse legal assistance to the Russian Federation in this case.

Member States are called on to fully cooperate at European level with regard to their policies towards Russia, as more consistency and better coordination is essential in order to achieve more effective EU policy, and to make greater efforts to build resilience and work towards practical solutions that support and strengthen democratic processes and an independent judiciary.

Documents
T9-0081/2019
2019/11/28
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2019/11/25
   EP - Debate in Parliament
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RC-B9-0182/2019 - Résolution #

2019/11/28 Outcome: +: 493, 0: 86, -: 43
DE PL ES GB RO NL SE HU BE PT AT CZ FR IT IE DK FI BG SK LT HR SI LV LU EE MT EL CY
Total
88
44
48
42
27
26
17
17
20
18
17
18
69
59
11
11
12
12
10
9
8
7
8
6
6
5
6
1
icon: PPE PPE
147

Germany PPE

28

Poland PPE

13

Spain PPE

11

Romania PPE

11

Netherlands PPE

6

Sweden PPE

4

Hungary PPE

11

Belgium PPE

4

Portugal PPE

5

Austria PPE

7

Czechia PPE

5

France PPE

8

Italy PPE

4

Ireland PPE

4

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Finland PPE

2

Bulgaria PPE

6

Slovakia PPE

3

Lithuania PPE

4

Croatia PPE

For (1)

Dubravka ŠUICA
1

Slovenia PPE

3

Latvia PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Malta PPE

For (1)

David CASA
1

Greece PPE

For (1)

Maria SPYRAKI
1
icon: S&D S&D
135

Germany S&D

14

Poland S&D

6

Spain S&D

20

United Kingdom S&D

10

Romania S&D

10

Netherlands S&D

6

Sweden S&D

5

Hungary S&D

3

Belgium S&D

3

Portugal S&D

9

Austria S&D

4

France S&D

4

Italy S&D

16

Denmark S&D

3

Finland S&D

2

Bulgaria S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Croatia S&D

3

Slovenia S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Nicolas SCHMIT
1

Estonia S&D

2

Malta S&D

4
icon: Renew Renew
96

Germany Renew

7

Spain Renew

8

United Kingdom Renew

13

Romania Renew

6

Netherlands Renew

6

Sweden Renew

3

Hungary Renew

2

Belgium Renew

3

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Czechia Renew

5

France Renew

20

Ireland Renew

For (1)

Billy KELLEHER
1

Denmark Renew

4

Finland Renew

3

Bulgaria Renew

2

Slovakia Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Slovenia Renew

2

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Estonia Renew

Abstain (1)

Jana TOOM
3
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
66

Germany Verts/ALE

22

Spain Verts/ALE

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

9

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

For (1)

Petra DE SUTTER
3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Czechia Verts/ALE

2

France Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Marie TOUSSAINT
11

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

Finland Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1
icon: ECR ECR
55

Germany ECR

For (1)

Helmut GEUKING
1

Poland ECR

25

Spain ECR

3

United Kingdom ECR

3

Netherlands ECR

4

Sweden ECR

2

Belgium ECR

3

Czechia ECR

3

Italy ECR

Abstain (1)

Carlo FIDANZA
4

Bulgaria ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Latvia ECR

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

Against (1)

Martin SONNEBORN
1

United Kingdom NI

6

Hungary NI

1

Italy NI

14

Slovakia NI

For (1)

Milan UHRÍK
1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ
2

Greece NI

For (1)

Ioannis LAGOS
3
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
31

Germany GUE/NGL

4

Spain GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Pernando BARRENA ARZA
4

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Belgium GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

For (1)

José GUSMÃO
3

Czechia GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

France GUE/NGL

6

Ireland GUE/NGL

4

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Greece GUE/NGL

2

Cyprus GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Giorgos GEORGIOU
1
icon: ID ID
64

Germany ID

For (1)

Markus BUCHHEIT

Against (1)

Maximilian KRAH
11

Belgium ID

3

Austria ID

3

Czechia ID

Against (1)

Hynek BLAŠKO

Abstain (1)

Ivan DAVID
2

France ID

20

Italy ID

21

Denmark ID

For (1)

Peter KOFOD
1

Finland ID

2

Estonia ID

For (1)

Jaak MADISON
1

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