Un grup de unsprezece europarlamentari verzi din sase tari (Franta, Germania, Marea Britanie, Spania, Belgia si Luxemburg) au trimis o scrisoare deschisa catre Presedintele Parlametului European, Martin Schultz, prin care aduc la cunostinta si condamna modul in care Guvernul de la Bucuresti actioneaza abuziv asupra cetatenilor dintr-o comunitate din Romania, Pungesti, din cauza intereselor unei companiii private, Chevron.
Redam scrisoarea inaintata de acestia:
Stimate Presedinte Schulz,
Va scriem cu privire la incalcarea principiilor de baza si a reglementarilor Uniunii Europene care au debutat in Romania odata cu evenimentele care au avut loc pe 2 decembrie 2013, in Pungesti, si care escaladeaza continuu de la acea data.
Dreptul la proprietate privata a fost profanat atunci cand un grup de aproximativ 100 de localnici care protestau pasnic intr-o tabara de rezistenta, pe o proprietate privata, aproape de parcela pe care Chevron doreste sa foreze, au fost scosi cu forta de catre fortele de ordine.
Organele de ordine publica au calcat pe o proprietate privata pe care cetatenii au avut permisiunea de a protesta din partea proprietarului si care nu apartinea ariei de explorari Chevron.
Dreptul la integritate fizica si statul de drept au fost incalcate atunci cand organele de ordine publica au fost folosite pentru a exercita un volum disproportionat de forta asupra cetatenilor si au abuzat fizic cetateni europeni cu scopul de a-i elimina din tabara de rezistenta.
Contrar principiului liberei circulatii care sta la baza Uniunii Europene, o localitate intreaga a fost retinuta la cererea reprezentantilor Guvernului Romaniei. A fost creata cu aceasta ocazie o zona delimitata in mod arbitrar ce acopera un spatiu extins de teren. Presei i-a fost interzis accesul, dar si satenilor, in ciuda faptului ca unor contractori comerciali privati le-a fost acordat permisul de libera trecere.
Mai mult, presei i-a fost permis, in cele din urma, accesul supervizat de catre autoritati pentru o perioada restransa de timp, impiedicandu-se astfel capacitatea acesteia de a relata de la fata locului si de a colecta date de la cetatenii implicati, incalcandu-se in acest mod libertatea de exprimare si dreptul de a fi informat.
Acest lucru reprezinta incalcari clare ale drepturilor acordate cetatenilor UE prin Carta Europeana si dovedeste domnia unui stat de drept discutabil. De la evenimentele de pe 2 decembrie libera circulatie in zona a fost restrictionata prin declararea teritoriului ca “zona speciala de securitate”. De la acel moment a crescut atat prezenta politiei , cat si brutalitatile comise de aceasta, controalele arbitrare efectuate asupra cetatenilor care tranzitau zona sau violenta indreptata impotriva satenilor.
Peste 40.000 de persoane au semnat o petitie cerand oprirea imediata a acestor abuzuri si multi inca o semneaza zilnic cu acest scop. De aceea, va solicitam condamnarea publica a actiunilor Guvernului roman, cel care sustine si solicita actiuni brutale si autoritare asupra propriilor cetateni pentru a facilita lansarea unei investigatii complete de catre Comisia Europeana precum si pentru a actiona intru prevenirea abuzurilor viitoare asupra statului de drept in Romania.
Cu stima,
Europarlametarii Sandrine Bélier, José Bové, Reinhard Bütikofer, Rebecca Harms, Yannick Jadot, Jean Lambert, Michèle Rivasi, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Bart Staes, Keith Taylor, Claude Turmes
Dear President Schulz,
We are writing to you concerning the breach of European Union basic principles and regulations that started in Romania with events which first took place on 2nd December 2013 in Pungesti, Romania and have been escalating since then.
The right to private property has been desecrated when a group of around 100 local residents peacefully protesting in a camp, on private property, near to the land which Chevron wish to drill on, were forcibly removed by riot police troops in battle gear.
Riot police trespassed on private property, which citizens had permission by the land-owner to be camping upon, and was not the land of Chevron’s explorations.
The right to physical integrity and rule of law have been breached when public forces were used to exercise a disproportionate amount of force on citizens and brutal physical abuse was brought upon European citizens in order to remove them from the camp.
Contrary to the free movement principle that stays at the basis of the European Union, at the request of the Romanian Government representatives a lock-down of an entire locality has been enforced. A restricted area has been established entirely arbitrarily and spanning a large surface area. The press has been banned from entering, as well as villagers, however private contractors are allowed free passage.
Moreover, the press was finally allowed access under supervision and only for a very limited period, effectively impeding on their ability to report from the area and collect testimonies from the people involved, thus infringing on the freedom of expression and right to be informed.
These are clear breaches of the rights granted to EU citizens through the European charter and a questionable rule of law. Since the events on 2nd December the freedom of movement has been further restricted through the declaration of the area as a “special area” and there has been increased police presence and further brutality, arbitrary checks and violence against citizens.
Over 40.000 people have signed a petition asking for an immediate stop to these abuses and more are joining their plea every day. Therefore we call on you to publicly condemn the actions of the Romanian Government in ordering such brutal and authoritarian action against its own citizens, to facilitate the launch of a full investigation by the European Commission, and to act for prevention of future abuses and the establishment of rule of law in Romania.
Yours sincerely,
Sandrine Bélier MEP, José Bové MEP, Reinhard Bütikofer MEP, Rebecca Harms MEP,
Yannick Jadot MEP, Jean Lambert MEP, Michèle Rivasi MEP, Raül Romeva i Rueda
MEP, Bart Staes MEP, Keith Taylor MEP, Claude Turmes MEP
