Amendment No. 23 | Doc. 13018 | 01 October 2012
The honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 22, insert the following paragraph:
"The Assembly is very concerned by the Duma's recent decision to deprive Mr Gennady Gudkov, member of the 'Just Russia' party, of his parliamentary mandate on the basis of Article 4, 1-B of the Law on the Status of the Deputies of the Duma, in conjunction with Article 6, paragraph 2-B, which prohibits a member of the Duma from engaging in any business activity. This decision, taken by a simple majority vote on the basis of the evidence provided by the General Prosecutor's Office and the Investigation Committee without any court proceedings, establishes a dangerous precedent which may undermine the very essence of representative democracy. The Assembly calls on the Duma to retract its decision and establish a proper procedure for the implementation of legal provisions regarding incompatibilities which would comply with democratic standards."