Amendment No. 9 | Doc. 13664 | 27 January 2015

Protection of media freedom in Europe

Signatories: Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Boryslav BEREZA, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD ; Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Mr Andriy LOZOVOY, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Serhiy SOBOLEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD ; Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Piotr WACH, Poland, EPP/CD ; Mr Leonid YEMETS, Ukraine, NR ; Ms Svitlana ZALISHCHUK, Ukraine, NR

Origin - 2015 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 3, add the following sentences:

"Moreover, the Assembly strongly condemns the fact of the arrest of the Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov in illegally annexed Crimea and alleged reports of his torture and urges the Russian authorities to release him immediately. The systematic harassment of free and independent media in annexed Crimea, including the recent raid on the ATR television station, cannot be tolerated in Europe."

Explanatory note

The issue is raised in the report and should be reflected in the resolution. The case of Oleg Sentsov, who had been illegally captured by the de facto authorities in annexed Crimea and illegally trafficked to Russia, is one of the most brutal violations of Russia's commitments and obligations.