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Dato: 4. juni 2007. Antal sider (inkl. denne): 1

 

Dick Marty presents his second report on secret detentions in Europe (Paris, 8 June 2007)

Strasbourg, 04.06.2007 – Following several months of additional investigation, Dick Marty (Switzerland, ALDE), rapporteur of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), is due to present his second report on “Alleged secret detentions and illegal inter-state transfers involving Council of Europe member states” to the Assembly's Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights in Paris on Friday 8 June 2007.

The meeting is closed to the press, but if the report is approved by the committee, it will be made public on this occasion. Mr Marty will also give a press conference at 2 p.m.

Commenting on the draft, Mr Marty said: “My first report focused mainly on illegal inter-state transfers and extraordinary renditions. This second report will focus mainly on the other part of my mandate – secret detentions.”

The report, if approved, is scheduled for debate by the 315-member Assembly, bringing together parliamentarians from all 47 Council of Europe member states, on Wednesday 27 June 2007, during its June plenary session in Strasbourg.

Background: chronology and links to documents
Draft agenda of the Legal Affairs Committee (PDF)
Draft agenda of the June plenary session (PDF)

Information for editors

Copies of the report
If approved by the committee, the full text of Mr Marty’s report will be posted, in English and French, on the Assembly website and Council of Europe web portal at 2 p.m. French time on Friday 8 June 2007.

Press conference
Rapporteur Dick Marty will give a press conference at 2 p.m. on Friday 8 June 2007, at the Council of Europe office in Paris (55, avenue Kléber, Métro Boissière). Advance accreditation is requested at +33 3 88 41 31 93 or by e-mail to [email protected].

A video webstream of the press conference will be made available on the Assembly’s website and on the Council of Europe web portal approximately an hour after the end of the press conference.

Contacts –
PACE Communication Unit: Tel. +33(0)3 88 41 31 93
Micaela Catalano (in Paris on 8 June), Head of the Unit
Tel. +33 (0)1 44 05 33 60 or mobile +33 (0)6 08 56 40 65 and
Francesc Ferrer (in Paris on 8 June) Mobile +33 (0)6 30 49 68 22
Angus Macdonald (in Strasbourg on 8 June)
Tel. +33 (0) 3 88 41 34 39 or mobile +33 (0)6 30 49 68 20

Parliamentary Assembly Communication Unit
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