Translation of "déclaration de non-culpabilité " (French → English) :

(13) The presumption of innocence is violated if, without the accused’s having previously been proved guilty according to law, a judicial decision or a public statement by judicial or other public authorities presents the suspects or accused persons as if their guilt has already been established beyond doubt.

J. whereas those statements were made in the context of the legal proceedings against Sotirios Zarianopoulos, while it is not up to this committee to carry out an investigation on the substance of the case, nor to decide on whether or not the Member of the European Parliament subject to legal proceedings is guilty;

J. whereas those statements were made in the context of the legal proceedings against Sotirios Zarianopoulos, while it is not up to this committee to carry out an investigation on the substance of the case, nor to decide on whether or not the Member of the European Parliament subject to legal proceedings is guilty;

20. Reiterates its concern over the human rights situation in Russia and the lack of rule of law and an independent judiciary; expresses serious concern especially with regard to the case of Sergei Magnitsky, including the failure to punish those proven guilty of his death; takes note of the report released in July 2011 by President Medvedev's Human Rights Council which provided evidence that Sergei Magnitsky's arrest was unlawful and that his detention was marked by beatings and torture aimed at extracting a confession of guilt; notes that the US State Department, the UK Foreign Office and the Dutch Parliament decided in 2011 to impo ...[+++]se visa bans on some 60 Russian officials believed to be connected to the death of Sergei Magnitsky as a result of the Russian authorities' inaction;

19. Reiterates its concern over the human rights situation in Russia and the lack of rule of law and an independent judiciary; expresses serious concern especially with regard to the case of Sergei Magnitsky, including the failure to punish those proven guilty of his death; takes note of the report released in July 2011 by President Medvedev’s Human Rights Council which provided evidence that Sergei Magnitsky’s arrest was unlawful and that his detention was marked by beatings and torture aimed at extracting a confession of guilt; notes that the US State Department, the UK Foreign Office and the Dutch Parliament decided in 2011 to impo ...[+++]se visa bans on some 60 Russian officials believed to be connected to the death of Sergei Magnitsky as a result of the Russian authorities’ inaction;

However, the authorities may inform the public of investigations and voice a suspicion of guilt[15], as long as the suspicion is not a declaration of the accused’s guilt[16] and they show discretion and circumspection.