WRITTEN QUESTION E-4139/00 by Avril Doyle (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Colombian jail release - Tristan James Murray and Javier Nova.
Date: 2001-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Colombia, crime against individuals, human rights, the EU's international role

4.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 340 E/9

The Commission is not aware of the survey mentioned by the Honourable Member. If the Honourable
Member considers that, despite the above, the provisions of Swedish law on public procurement would be
against Community law, the Commission would of course be prepared to investigate why this was the
case.

in particular,

As regards,
taking account of environmental and social conditions as part of public
procurement, the Commission would draw the Honourable Member(cid:146)s attention to its Communication of
11 March 1998 (2), in which it highlighted current possibilities for taking such aspects into consideration
within the framework of public procurement. The Commission is committed to adopting two
targets in public
interpretative communications (cid:129) the first on taking account of environmental
procurement, the other on social objectives. The purpose of these two communications, which the
Commission intends to adopt during the first quarter of 2001 for the environment and the first half of
2001 for the social aspects, is to clarify the conditions in which such objectives can be taken into account
in accordance with Community law.

(1)

I.e. Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public
service contracts (OJ L 209, 24.7.1992); Council Directive 93/36/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating procedures for
the award of public supply contracts (OJ L 199, 9.8.1993); Council Directive 93/37/EEC of 14 June 1993
concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts (OJ L 199, 9.8.1993) and
European Parliament and Council Directive 97/52/EC of 13 October 1997 amending Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/
EEC and 93/37/EEC (OJ L 328, 28.11.1997).

(2) COM(1998) 143 final.

(2001/C 340 E/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4139/00

by Avril Doyle (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 January 2001)

Subject: Colombian jail release (cid:129) Tristan James Murray and Javier Nova

Bearing in mind Commissioners Nielson(cid:146)s and Patten(cid:146)s correspondence with Mrs Doyle in August and
September on the subject of the disappearance of Tristan James Murray and Javier Nova, members of the
Atlantis Community in Colombia and bearing in mind the horrific murder of Tristan James Murray and
Javier Nova in Columbia at the hands of left wing guerrillas and given that the two Sanabria Guerrero
brothers who carried out these murders have recently been released from prison in Colombia after serving
just one month in prison, could the Commission through its Bogota office please contact the Fiscalia, the
public prosecutor, for an immediate explanation the release of the Sanabria Guerrero brothers?

In the light of the EU(cid:146)s involvement in the (cid:145)Plan Colombia(cid:146) operation and in the light of the human rights
record and the judicial system currently operating in Colombia, could the Commission confirm that it will
make the grave concerns of Mrs Doyle, known to President Pastrana and use it(cid:146)s influence in the region to
ensure that justice is done in this case?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(12 February 2001)

As the Commission has already expressed on several occasions, it deeply deplores the murder of the young
Tristan Murray and Javier Nova.

The Commission has already contacted the (cid:145)Fiscal(cid:237)a(cid:146) in Colombia. Mrs Carmen Gonzales, Director of the
Investigation Department stated that the case is currently being examined. The Commission will, of course,
follow up on this issue and keep the Honourable Member informed about further developments.

As to the grave concerns expressed by the Honourable Member and the problem of human rights
violations in general, the Union will continue to stress the importance of making progress in this field to
its Colombian interlocutors.