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Case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, arbitrarily detained in Togo

Effect
Adopted
Result
show of hands — no count
Date
11 September 2025
Kind
Resolution
More facts (7)
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0386
Dossier
2025/2862(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
5 votes · 0 roll calls
Sitting
Thursday 11 September 2025
Final vote
178862
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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.

4 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
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches111 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPPSpeeches210 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenewSpeeches110 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&DSpeeches110 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreensSpeeches110 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Seán KELLY IrelandEPPSpeeches110 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call

All votes on this decision, 5

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
1Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution Show of hands Adopted
2Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0377/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
3Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0379/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
4Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0382/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
5Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0386/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0377/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
3Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0379/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
4Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0382/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
5Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0386/2025 Show of hands Lapsed

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0386

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Abdoul-Aziz Goma, an Irish-Togolese citizen detained in Togo since December 2018 after providing aid to demonstrators.

The text urges Togolese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, vacate his conviction, guarantee his safety, and facilitate urgent medical evacuation.

It also calls for an investigation into his torture, penitentiary reforms, and intensified EU diplomatic efforts, while expressing concern over Russian influence in the region.

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A resolution on the case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, an Irish-Togolese citizen arbitrarily detained in Togo since 2018. It urges his immediate release and demands his conviction be vacated.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2862(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 11 September 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 11 September 2025 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 6 connections: Running issue: Detention of EU citizens abroad

Running issue: Detention of EU citizens abroad

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/10
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, arbitrarily detained in Togo”. Decision, 11 September 2025. votingId 178862, document B-10-2025-0386, reference 2025/2862(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/10 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 11 September 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-09-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-09-11-10,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, arbitrarily detained in Togo}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-09-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/10}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/10},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 178862, document B-10-2025-0386, reference 2025/2862(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}