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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7669

4 March 2000
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/pinochet
Strong criticism from Watson and Lannoye over Jack Straw's decision

Brussels, 03/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The president of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, British Liberal Democrat Graham Watson, commented on the refusal by British Interior Minister Jack Straw to extradite General Pinochet to Spain. He said: "The UK has shown a distinct lack of solidarity with its EU partners in releasing General Pinochet". In his view, the decision is an insult to Belgian Prime Minister Verhofstadt and for the Spanish justice and marks a "black day for...

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