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2008/2298(IMM) Request for waiver of the immunity of Massimo D'Alema

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RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead JURI LEHNE Klaus-Heiner (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
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Events

2008/11/18
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2008/11/18
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted, by 543 votes to 43 with 90 abstentions, a resolution on the request for waiver of the immunity of Massimo D'ALEMA (former Italian Member). The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Klaus-Heiner LEHNE (EPP-ED, DE) on behalf of the Legal Affairs Committee.

To recall, a request for waiver of the immunity of Massimo D'Alema, forwarded by the Public Prosecution Service at the Court of Milan on 30 May 2008, was announced in plenary sitting on 16 June 2008. This involved the use in criminal proceedings of 'indirect' telephone conversations between an individual under investigation and the former Member of the European Parliament.

Having considered the arguments both in favour and against waiving immunity, Parliament decided not to authorise the use of the telephone intercepts in question and not to waive the immunity of Massimo D'Alema.

Documents
2008/11/18
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2008/11/06
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2008/11/06
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2008/11/03
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

The Legal Affairs Committee adopted the report drafted by Klaus-Heiner LEHNE (EPP-ED, DE), and decided not to waive the immunity of Massimo D'ALEMA (former Italian MEP).

It is recalled the request for waiver of the immunity of Massimo D'Alema, forwarded by the Public Prosecution Service at the Court of Milan on 30 May 2008, and announced in plenary sitting on 16 June 2008.

By letter of 28 May 2008 to Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, the Public Prosecution Service at the Court of Milan applied for authorisation to use in criminal proceedings 'indirect' telephone conversations between an individual under investigation and the former Member of the European Parliament, Massimo D'Alema. The criminal proceedings in question concern the attempted takeover of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, in connection with which a group of persons suspected of having violated Italian legal provisions laying down penalties for the offences of market manipulation and insider trading, have been placed under investigation and brought to trial.

During the preliminary investigations, telephone intercepts were carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure. The calls intercepted included conversations between the persons under investigation and a number of Italian members of parliament, including Massimo D'Alema, who was a Member of the European Parliament at the time. In order to use these conversations. It is necessary to waive the immunity of Mr D'Alema, since he was an MEP at the time.

The Committee decided not to authorise the use of the telephone intercepts in question and not to waive the immunity of Massimo D'Alema.

2008/06/25
   EP - LEHNE Klaus-Heiner (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in JURI

Documents

Votes

Rapport Lehne A6-0422/2008 - résolution #

2008/11/18 Outcome: +: 543, 0: 90, -: 43
DE FR IT ES GB RO HU EL PT NL BE AT SE BG IE SK FI CZ LT LU DK SI CY MT PL LV EE
Total
91
61
61
41
68
26
22
22
18
26
20
17
18
18
12
14
14
22
13
5
14
5
5
4
49
4
6
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
255
2

Luxembourg PPE-DE

3

Denmark PPE-DE

1

Slovenia PPE-DE

2

Cyprus PPE-DE

2

Malta PPE-DE

2

Latvia PPE-DE

2

Estonia PPE-DE

For (1)

1
icon: PSE PSE
180

Ireland PSE

1

Czechia PSE

2

Lithuania PSE

2

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

1

Estonia PSE

3
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
40

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Spain Verts/ALE

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Romania Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
34

France GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

2

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Portugal GUE/NGL

2

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Sweden GUE/NGL

2

Ireland GUE/NGL

1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: ALDE ALDE
85
2

Hungary ALDE

Abstain (1)

1

Austria ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

Abstain (2)

2

Ireland ALDE

Abstain (1)

1

Denmark ALDE

4

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Cyprus ALDE

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ALDE

Abstain (2)

2
icon: NI NI
27

Italy NI

2

United Kingdom NI

Against (1)

6

Austria NI

2

Slovakia NI

3

Czechia NI

Against (1)

1
2
icon: UEN UEN
36

Lithuania UEN

2

Denmark UEN

Against (1)

1

Latvia UEN

For (1)

1
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
19

France IND/DEM

For (1)

Against (1)

2

Greece IND/DEM

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Sweden IND/DEM

2

Czechia IND/DEM

Abstain (1)

1

Denmark IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Poland IND/DEM

Against (1)

3

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  • date: 2008-11-06T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2008-422&language=EN title: A6-0422/2008
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  • date: 2008-11-18T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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