EU MPs call for the immediate release of Navalny

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LENGTH: 01:35

FIRST RUN: 1548

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TYPE: English/Natsound

SOURCE: COUNCIL OF EUROPE

STORY NUMBER: 4322224

DATELINE: 21/22 April 2021 - Strasbourg

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Strasbourg - 21 April 2021

1. Wide exterior of the Council of Europe's main building

2. Close-up exterior of a sign denoting the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as people and cars move in the background

3. Mid of the Council of Europe's main building with a blue sign in the foreground reading "Council of Europe".

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Strasbourg - 22 April 2021

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tiny Kox, UEL  Netherlands:

"As Russia is a member state of the Council of Europe and a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, it is the court in Strasbourg that finally decides whether or not the arrest and imprisonment of Mr Navalny was correct.  And, it's the Committee of Ministers that executes those verdicts.  The verdict of the court is clear; Mr Navalny has to be released."  ++BUGGED AT SOURCE++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jette Christensen, SOC, Norway:

"To me, this is not about Alexei Navalny.  This case is about illegal detention everywhere, about putting opposition in prison, freedom of speech and opposition rights.  This case is about the value of rule of law everywhere.  It's about our common human rights and the very legitimacy of the Court of Human Rights.  Therefore, this is not a domestic matter for Russia, it is our common human values that are imprisoned."  ++SPLIT SCREEN WITH DEBATING CHAMBER++  ++BUGGED AT SOURCE++

6. Mid shot of the debate chairperson, PACE vice president, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland) presiding over the resolution vote

7. Full screen shot of the result of the vote on the draft resolution - 105 in favour, 26 against with 11 abstentions.

8. Mid shot of Kimmo Kiljunen announcing the vote on the draft recommendation

9. Full screen shot of the result of the vote on the draft recommendation - 106 in favour, 24 against with 10 abstentions

STORYLINE:

European parliamentarians voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ask the Council of Europe's governing body, the Committee of Ministers, to ensure the execution of the European Court of Human Rights' ruling in the case of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

On 16 February 2021 the Court decided to indicate to the Government of Russia, under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court, that Navalny should be released.

The Assembly also called on the Russian Federation to free Mr Navalny immediately and especially before the next "human rights" meeting of the Council's ministerial body in June 2021.

It said Russia must "provide Mr Navalny with all necessary medical care, including examination and treatment by a doctor of his choice".

It also invited the Council of Europe's anti-torture committee (CPT) to conduct a monitoring visit to the detention facility where Navalny is being held.

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