Amendment No. 16 | Doc. 13734 | 20 April 2015

Mass surveillance

Signatories: Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC ; Mr Hans FRANKEN, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD ; Mr Ögmundur JÓNASSON, Iceland, UEL ; Mr Olof LAVESSON, Sweden, EPP/CD ; Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Sweden, ALDE ; Mr Stefaan VERCAMER, Belgium, EPP/CD

Origin - 2015 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 7 with the following paragraph:

"The Assembly unequivocally condemns the extensive use of secret laws and regulations, applied by secret courts using secret interpretations of the applicable rules, as this practice undermines public confidence in the judicial oversight mechanisms."

Explanatory note

Instead of deleting paragraph 7, this amendment would further strenghten the text.