Buitenlandchef Ashton en EU-commissaris Füle bezorgd vanwege arrestatie Georgische oud-premier (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC) i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 22 mei 2013.

European Commission

MEMO

Brussels, 22 May 2013

Statement by the Spokespersons of High Representative Catherine Ashton i and Commissioner Štefan Füle i on the arrests of former Prime Minister of Georgia

The Spokespersons of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, and Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, issued the following statement today:

"High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle take careful note of the arrests and detention yesterday of the former Prime Minister of Georgia, current Secretary-General of the United National Movement, Vano Merabishvili, and the former Georgian Health Minister, current governor of Kakheti, Zurab Chiaberashvili.

The European Union will closely follow the legal proceedings against them, which it expects to be fair, transparent and independent, in full accordance with international standards.

The High Representative and the Commissioner underline their expectation that the Georgian authorities will pursue justice in these cases, as in all other cases, impartially and free from political motivation."