Doc. 9221
22 September 2001

Events on the occasion of the G8 Summit in Genova

Motion for a recommendation

presented by Mr Lippelt and others

This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only the members who have signed it

      Six weeks after the G8 Summit in Genova, four young German participants in the demonstrations are still held in remand prison, another one is placed under house arrest. On September 3^rd the judge in charge decided not to release them because of the imminent danger of reiteration during the next international conferences to take place in Italy.

      Five of them were arrested many hours or days after the end of the demonstrations. As far as we know none of them is personally reproached any concrete violent action. Their detention is no longer justified.

      They have reported assault and battery, infringement of their rights and that they were physically forced to sign interrogation records.

Other prisoners, who were arrested at the Diaz-School and in Genova and who are now released, have also reported grievous bodily harm, assault and battery by the police. Their reports have been objectively confirmed.

Therefore there is reasonable suspicion that in many cases penal law and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights were deliberately violated.

There is an urgent need to thoroughly investigate all violent actions connected to the G8 Summit in Genova and to establish all responsibilities.

The Assembly of the Council of Europe expects a full investigation in the report announced by the Commission of the Italian Parliament for the 20^th of September, established to examine the events of Genova.

The Parliamentary Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe intercede for the immediate release of the persons still detained and insist on thorough investigation of the events.

Signed : ¹

Lippelt, Germany, LDR

Bruce, United Kingdom, LDR

Chaklein, Russia, UEL

Clerfayt, Belgium, LDR

Jurgens, Netherlands, SOC

Le Guen, France, SOC

López González, Spain, SOC

Magnusson, Sweden, SOC

Michel, France, SOC

Van’t Riet, Netherlands, LDR

Shishlov, Russia, LDR

Škrabalo, Croatia, LDR

Uriarte, Spain, EPP/CD

¹        SOC: Socialist Group

      EPP/CD: Group of the European People’s Party

      EDG: European Democratic Group

      LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers’ Group

      UEL: Group of the Unified European Left

      NR: not registered in a group