May 20 1999    18:00

 EU Gags Green Party Member

Paul van Buitenen, the Flemish Green Party (AGALEV) member who submitted to the EU Parliament the dossier on fraud and irregularities, has been stopped from coming to the UK and speaking to the media about the matter by the powers that be.

West Sussex Green Party's John Tyler said: " We are now taking the line that he has been 'gagged' and that this is a bad sign when the commission has been promising it will become more open and accountable".

"We are also concerned, that this means we are unable to properly correct the inference that the Tory's had made in their Euro election news sheet, stating they had exposed the EU corruption".

"Clearly this lastest episode shows how important it is to have British Green MEP's in Brussels which the public know they can trust".

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Further information from: 

John Tyler (01903) 501176 / 262945

23 Wallace Avenue

Worthing.