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BRIBERY OF EUROPEAN DELEGATES TO INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURES BY AZERBAIJAN DISCUSSED IN STRASBOURG
arminfo
Thursday, October 4, 14:08
On sidelines of the PACE Autumn Session in Strasbourg, the Alliance
of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) raised and discussed the
issue of bribery of European delegates to international structures
by Azerbaijani delegations. The bribes aim lobbying Azerbaijan's
interests.
A delegate from Germany raised the issue bringing the example of
bribery of German parliamentarians by Azerbaijan. The delegate
said Azerbaijan has been covering all the expenses of some German
delegates, including transport costs and travel expenses, for a
long period time. In exchange for that the parliamentarians lobby
Azerbaijan's interests and exert pressure on other parliamentarians
to push through Baku's stances. The delegate urged the colleagues to
tackle the problem before it is too late.
This week on Wednesday 3 October in the afternoon, a hugely important
debate will take place in Strasburg in the Parliamentary Assembly of
the Council of Europe (PACE). The Parliament will discuss whether to
keep or discard the concept of "political prisoner" when they vote
on a report by German Social Democrat Christoph Straesser, Special
Rapporteur on political prisoners, on "The definition of political
prisoners".
arminfo
Thursday, October 4, 14:08
On sidelines of the PACE Autumn Session in Strasbourg, the Alliance
of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) raised and discussed the
issue of bribery of European delegates to international structures
by Azerbaijani delegations. The bribes aim lobbying Azerbaijan's
interests.
A delegate from Germany raised the issue bringing the example of
bribery of German parliamentarians by Azerbaijan. The delegate
said Azerbaijan has been covering all the expenses of some German
delegates, including transport costs and travel expenses, for a
long period time. In exchange for that the parliamentarians lobby
Azerbaijan's interests and exert pressure on other parliamentarians
to push through Baku's stances. The delegate urged the colleagues to
tackle the problem before it is too late.
This week on Wednesday 3 October in the afternoon, a hugely important
debate will take place in Strasburg in the Parliamentary Assembly of
the Council of Europe (PACE). The Parliament will discuss whether to
keep or discard the concept of "political prisoner" when they vote
on a report by German Social Democrat Christoph Straesser, Special
Rapporteur on political prisoners, on "The definition of political
prisoners".