Text tabled : A7-0285/2012

  Philippe Juvin (PPE), in writing. – (FR) The own-initiative report by Kristina Ojuland was adopted by a large majority in plenary on 23 October. I supported this report, which is a recommendation from the European Parliament to the Council on establishing common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case. In the report, Parliament states that the conditions of his detention and death in custody represent a well-documented and substantial case of disrespect for fundamental human rights. These conditions clearly showed the malfunctioning of the Russian criminal justice system. Like the United States, Parliament is, with this resolution, calling on the Council to establish a common EU list of officials responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the subsequent judicial cover-up, and for the sustained harassment of his mother and widow. The Members of the European Parliament are also calling on the Council to implement an EU-wide visa ban on these officials.