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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8249

6 July 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/russia
Parliament calls for journalist Grigori Pasko to be released

Strasbourg, 05/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - Adopting an emergency resolution in Strasbourg on Thursday, the European Parliament described the case of Grigori Pasko who has been condemned to four years in gaol for treason by a Russian military tribunal as a considerable step backwards in the establishment of the primacy of law. MEPs called for support from the Duma and President Putin to get the Russian authorities to release Mr Pasko without delay. The EP also calls on the Commission to remain...

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