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Case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Effect
Adopted
Result
show of hands — no count
Date
23 January 2025, 12:07
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0072
Dossier
2025/2510(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
12 votes · 3 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 23 January 2025
Final vote
171540
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Votes on this decision

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Show of hands — no count

Adopted.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPPSpeeches223 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPPSpeeches222 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe LeftSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&DSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriotsSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the groupno roll call
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPPSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreensSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&DSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the groupno roll call

All votes on this decision, 12

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0069/2025 - Après le § 4 - Am 3 Roll call272 for, 290 against, 46 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
2Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
3Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 7 RC-B10-0069/2025 - Après le § 7 - Am 4 Roll call162 for, 312 against, 137 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
3Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 7 RC-B10-0069/2025 - Après le § 7 - Am 4 Roll call162 for, 312 against, 137 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 7 RC-B10-0069/2025 - Après le § 7 - Am 5 Roll call150 for, 448 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Show of hands Adopted
6Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0065/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
7Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0069/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0070/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0072/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0078/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0081/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0084/2025 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll call requested by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0072

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Jean-Jacques Wondo, a Belgian-Congolese civilian sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

It deplores the reinstatement of the death penalty, the military court ruling over civilians, and the lack of a fair trial, and urges the DRC to halt executions and reform its judicial system.

Parliament also calls for ensuring Wondo's access to medical care and for the Belgian authorities and the European External Action Service to step up efforts for a fair trial.

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A resolution on the case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was sentenced to death after a military trial. It deplores the reinstatement of the death penalty and calls for a fair trial and medical care.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2510(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 23 January 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 23 January 2025 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

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No connections found for this decision.

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/1
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”. Decision, 23 January 2025. votingId 171540, document B-10-2025-0072, reference 2025/2510(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 23 January 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-01-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-01-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-01-23-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-01-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 171540, document B-10-2025-0072, reference 2025/2510(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-01-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
}