138. Fully endorses the preliminary findings of Munich Public Prosecutor Martin Hofmann
that there is no evidence on the basis of which to refute Khaled El-Masri's version of
events;
139. Deeply regrets the fact that the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia failed to follow up the recommendations made by the Temporary
Committee in its interim report of 6 July 2006;
140. Points out again that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities are
expected to carry out investigations; urges the newly elected national parliament of the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to set up a committee of inquiry as soon as
possible to deal with the case of Khaled El-Masri and to cooperate fully with the
ongoing inquiry of the German Parliament;
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
141. Welcomes the fact that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only
European government that does not deny its participation in the extraordinary rendition
of four citizens of and two residents in Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of Algerian origin,
and stresses that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only European
government to have accepted formal responsibility for its illegal actions; regrets,
however, that the steps undertaken by the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina have
not yet resulted in the release of the six men from Guantánamo;
142. Condemns the extraordinary rendition of those six men, who were abducted in Sarajevo
on 17 January 2002, turned over to US soldiers and then flown to Guantánamo, where
they remain detained without trial or legal guarantees;
143. Takes note of the testimony given to the Temporary Committee by Wolfgang Petritsch,
former High Representative of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
and by Michèle Picard, former President of the Human Rights Chamber of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, which stated that representatives of the international community in Bosnia
and Herzegovina were given adequate notice of the imminent handing-over of the men
referred to the US forces before events unfolded; condemns in this respect the Member
States for their lack of action;
144. Regrets the fact that the international community as represented in Bosnia and
Herzegovina turned a blind eye when the decisions of the Supreme Court and the
Human Rights Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordering the release of the men
from custody were not implemented;
145. Points out that, according to the information that the Temporary Committee received
from the lawyers of the six men, the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina were subject
to unprecedented pressure from the US Government, which threatened to close its
embassy, withdraw all staff and cease diplomatic relations with Bosnia and
Herzegovina unless the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina immediately arrested
the six men on terrorism charges;
146. Notes that Wolfgang Petritsch confirmed that the United States put considerable
pressure on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international community
not to interfere in the renditions and that the commander of the international NATO-led
Stabilisation Force in particular rejected any questioning of his activities since he acted
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