European deputies pass resolution on political use of justice in Russia

ITAR TASS

The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution on political use of justice in Russia. The European deputies believe that plans to unseat deputy Gennady Gudkov from “A Just Russia” party is an attempt to put up barriers to legitimate activities of an opposition member.

The European Union’s top legislative body voted for the resolution in the run-up to a Russian State Duma hearing on stripping Gudkov of his parliamentary mandate scheduled for September 14.

The resolution notes that the human rights situation in Russia has radically deteriorated over the past few months. Instead of resolute steps to protect the basic rights and freedoms, Russia has taken a number of measures aimed at curtailing these rights, the resolution’s authors say.

Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said earlier in Strasbourg that possible unseating of opposition deputy Gennady Gudkov, lack of progress in investigation into the death of Sergei Magnitsky, an auditor of Britain’s Hermitage Capital Management Fund and the sentence passed on the Pussy Riot punk group signaled a trend that was a source of concern for the European Union. займы на карту без отказа займы онлайн на карту срочно www.zp-pdl.com www.zp-pdl.com займ на карту