Tuesday, 5 September 2006
Motions — Palestinian Parliament—Arrest of Members
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I move, That this House supports the right of parliamentarians to freely pursue their duties; notes the opposition of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the European Parliament to Israel’s arrest of more than 20 members of the Palestinian Parliament; and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Palestinian Speaker, Abdelaiziz el-Dweik; the Deputy Prime Minister, Nasser al-Shaer; and the other arrested Ministers and members of the Palestinian Parliament.
Motion agreed to.
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- Keith Locke (Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand — List Member)