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Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 582
- Against
- 0
- Abstained
- 35
roll-call vote at 12:05 · 94% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0066
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese citizen detained in the Central African Republic.§1: source passage in the text It condemns his forced labour sentence and calls on the Central African authorities to annul or revise it, guarantee legal remedies, and ensure fair trial rights and medical care.§1: source passage in the text Parliament also demands an independent investigation into allegations of torture and urges accountability for the Wagner Group's abuses.§1: source passage in the text The resolution will be forwarded to EU institutions, member states, and Central African authorities.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 34 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 113 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 170 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 192
- ECR For 64 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 55 for, 0 against, 13 abstainedof 88
- ESN For 19 for, 0 against, 7 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 14 for, 0 against, 13 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
22 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (34 of 35). Abstained: 1
Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus)
ECR voted for (64 of 65). Abstained: 1
Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania)
Patriots voted for (55 of 68). Abstained: 13
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria)
8 more from Patriots
Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Mieke Andriese (Netherlands), Petra Steger (Austria), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Roman Haider (Austria), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands)
ESN voted for (19 of 26). Abstained: 7
Ivan David (Czechia), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
2 more from ESN
Rada Laykova (Bulgaria), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.