Brussels, 13/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Portuguese Presidency has made the following declaration on behalf of the EU:
"The EU acknowledges that the trial seems to have been conducted in a transparent and fair manner, as the defence itself stated.
Nevertheless, some aspects of the wider judicial context have raised concerns, such as the judges oath of loyalty to the "Provisional Constitutional Order" and the inclusion of new legislation on aircraft hijacking in the terrorist laws since...