Representative
Member of the House of Representatives
New Social Contract
House of Representatives - Tweede Kamer der Staten Generaal
NL - 2500 EA - The Hague
Netherlands
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/pieter-omtzigt-3877733
Working language: English
03/03/2025 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights Full video of the hearing on 'Follow-up to Pegasus and similar spyware and secret State surveillance' 13/10/2023 - Session PACE urges the international community no longer to recognise Putin’s legitimacy as president beyond 2024 11/10/2023 - Session Five member states must investigate spyware abuse, says PACE 12/09/2023 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights PACE committee examines the legitimacy and legality of Russian constitutional amendments allowing Putin’s indefinite presidential rule 08/09/2023 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights Five member states must investigate spyware abuse, says PACE committee
13/10/2023 | 10:51:13 Thank you. This is not much of a debate, because it seems that we all seem to agree on a few basic tenants. I would like to underline the words of Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV. This is not just about Putin, this is happening in more parts of Europe. There are more parts of Europe where dictatorships do exist and where we as an organisation of democratic nations have looked away for too long. Mr Paul GAVAN pointed to Mr Aliyev. That dictatorship even seems to run in the family. There we have the same... 13/10/2023 | 10:06:26 Dear members, Dear Chairperson, What is the essence of democracy? The essence of democracy is that every now and then you change your elected official. The most important elected official in a presidential republic is the president. Today, we are discussing two items on that, the particular item on why Mr Putin can be president in Russia for more than 30 years, and thereby flout the Russian Constitution, and more in general, why you would need to, every now and then, change your president... 12/10/2023 | 18:25:47 Thank you, Madam Chair. Can we look at what's going on here? More than 100 000 people have been driven from their homes. The complete ethnic minority in Azerbaijan is no longer living in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was exactly what we wanted to prevent when both Armenia and Azerbaijan were admitted to the Council of Europe. They promised to use only peaceful means, and now the whole minority was forced to leave. Let's not make a mistake. This way they will not return. This, we treat it today, as... 11/10/2023 | 18:19:56 Thank you dear colleagues, Thank you for the comments on this work, and also thank you for the co-operation. Let me start with Mr Koloman BRENNER because that was the most interesting speech, because he doesn't know whether he's been spied on. It's exactly that chilling effect where you know that your government is using it, but you don't know whether the government is using it against you, which is the dangerous thing of this spyware being used. If we don't realise that here, then we are in... 11/10/2023 | 17:05:47 Thank you. Imagine you have your mobile phone, and imagine someone takes it over without you noticing it. So, there is no link you have to click on. And your mobile phone turns into a spyware of your own government or another government. It can actually listen in to what you do, can use your camera and knows what you're doing, it can search all your messages and all your emails, it can look at all your pictures. And if you use a little bit of AI, that spy can actually figure out that you're...
22/09/2023 | Doc. 15827 | Report Examining the legitimacy and legality of the ad hominem term-limit waiver for the incumbent President of the Russian Federation 20/09/2023 | Doc. 15825 | Report Pegasus and similar spyware and secret state surveillance 05/07/2022 | Doc. 15591 | Report Addressing the issue of Daesh foreign fighters and their families returning from Syria and other countries to the member States of the Council of Europe 12/11/2020 | Doc. 15182 | Committee Opinion Investment migration 06/01/2020 | Doc. 15025 | Report The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland
14/05/2025 | Doc. 16174 | Written question 120 000 Armenians who used to live in Nagorno-Karabakh and who were forced to flee 04/09/2024 | Doc. 16029 | Motion for a resolution Protecting civilians: urgent action to save civilians in Russian captivity 29/01/2024 | Doc. 15918 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring full independence and respect for the separation of powers by Constitutional courts 22/08/2023 | Doc. 15818 | Written question Lack of action in Malta after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia 16/08/2023 | Doc. 15817 | Written question The statement by Mr Moreno Ocampo about an ongoing genocide against 120 000 Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh
13/10/2023 | Doc. 15827, vote on the draft text for resolution Examining the legitimacy and legality of the ad hominem term-limit waiver for the incumbent President of the Russian Federation 12/10/2023 | Doc. 15821, vote on the draft text for resolution The role of the Council of Europe in preventing conflicts, restoring credibility of international institutions and promoting global peace 12/10/2023 | Doc. 15821, vote on the draft text for recommendation The role of the Council of Europe in preventing conflicts, restoring credibility of international institutions and promoting global peace 12/10/2023 | Doc. 15842, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring a just peace in Ukraine and lasting security in Europe 12/10/2023 | Doc. 15840, vote on the draft text for resolution Humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh