Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The motion needs to be action oriented and specific. I do not mind what the wording is as long as something is added. It might be a request to stop the posthumous trial. A list of people must be produced. Ultimately, if we do not take that route then we will be endorsing a situation where people can be murdered, their funds sequestered for personal advantage in Russia and then lodged abroad. That is happening. The recent debate on Cyprus, for example, clearly showed what is happening in Russia. It showed the large sums of Russian money that are lodged in banks in Cyprus. The same happens all over Europe and probably in America. We need stronger wording in the amendment. I have no difficulty supporting the amendment as long as it is meaty. If not, then I shall put the amendment to a vote to act as a litmus test of the committee's commitment to human rights. I do not take that stance lightly.