Janusz Korwin-Mikke
Member of the European Parliament (EP) from Poland Janusz Korwin-Mikke has been punished by his colleagues for a number of statements that denigrate women. It is reported by the PAP.
According to the decision of the European Parliament, Korwin-mikke was fined the amount of the monthly allowance and 10 days suspended from performing parliamentary duties, but he retains the right to vote. The MP also throughout the year it is forbidden to submit to the European Parliament in various international forums.
On March 1, during a debate in the EP about the difference in wages between men and women, Korwin-mikke said that women should earn less “because they are weaker, smaller and less smart.”
12 September last year, Korwin-mikke has taken the initiative to prohibit the followers of Stepan Bandera, the entry into the EU. Then he recalled that the EU has taken the decision to restrict entry to a number of Belarusian officials and politicians who are accused of election fraud. “In my opinion, advocating genocide is worse than any of the fraudulent elections,” — said the MEP.
Stepan Bandera was a leader of the banned in Russia as extremist Organization of Ukrainian nationalists (OUN). In 1943, the OUN militants on the orders of his superiors committed the murder of ethnic poles. According to various estimates, the victims of the Volyn massacre began from 30 thousand to 100 thousand people.