Dutch MPs ask Minister of Foreign Affairs about arrest Maxim Reznik
17 March 2008
On 13 March, 2 MPs of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) asked formal questions to Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the arrest of Yabloko St. Petersburg party leader Maxim Reznik.
About the arrest of Yabloko’s St. Petersburg party leader.
1) Have you heard about the arrest of Yabloko’s St. Petersburg party leader Maxim Reznik, on March 3rd. 2008 in St. Petersburg?
2) Can you confirm this news out of your own sources?
3) Do you suspect that the arrest is politically motivated?
4) What is the current status of this case? Has Reznik been formally indicted? If yes, how does the indictment read?
5) Are you willing to ask the Russian authorities for more detailed clarification concerning the arrest and the prosecution of Mr. Reznik? If yes, when and in what way will you do this? If not, why not?
