2009/2020(IMM) | [ParlTrack]

2009/2020(IMM) Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity of Umberto Bossi

Progress: Procedure completed

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	JURI	LEHNE Klaus-Heiner ( PPE-DE)

Lead committee dossier:

JURI/6/74275

Legal Basis:

RoP 7

Subjects

8.40.01.03 Members' immunity

Events

2009/05/05

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2009/05/05

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament decided by 563 votes to 13, with 13 abstentions, to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi (former Italian MEP).

Umberto Bossi is being investigated in Italy for an offence deemed to be serious under the Italian Criminal Code. The investigation relates, in particular, to statements made by Mr Bossi towards Mr Giuliano Amato (the then Minister of Internal Affairs) in connection with the electoral procedure. Following the opinion of its Committee on Legal Affairs, the Parliament considers that Mr Bossi merely commented on facts in the public domain which had an Italian and European political dimension.

Therefore, the Parliament decided to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi.

Documents

T6-0338/2009

2009/05/05

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2009/04/23

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading

Documents

A6-0269/2009

2009/04/23

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary

Documents

A6-0269/2009

2009/04/21

EP - Vote in committee

Details

The Committee on Legal Affairs unanimously adopted the report drawn up by Klaus-Heiner LEHNE (EPP-ED, DE) on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi (former Italian MEP), considering that the immunity of Mr Bossi should be defended, for the following reasons:

At the sitting of 9 March 2009, the President of Parliament announced that he had received a request for the defence of the parliamentary immunity of Umberto Bossi by letter of 24 February 2009. The request relates to the investigation concerning Mr. Umberto Bossi in connection with an indictable offence pursuant to Article 61(10) and 612, paragraphs I and II, of the Italian Criminal Code, which is pending before the District Court's Public Prosecutor's Office of Verbania. The investigation relates to the fact that during an electoral meeting held in Verbania on 6 April 2008, Umberto Bossi referred to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Giuliano Amato, in quite harsh terms, not to say insulting, in connection with the electoral procedure.

Given that Article 9 of the Protocol on privileges and immunities provides that Members of the European Parliament have absolute immunity from legal proceedings “in respect of opinions expressed [...] in the performance of their duties” and that, according to the parliamentary committee’s analysis, Mr Bossi merely commented on facts in the public domain which had an Italian and European political dimension, MEPs consider that the immunity of Mr Bossi should be defended.

The Committee on Legal Affairs therefore decided to call on the European Parliament to defend the immunity of Umberto Bossi .

2009/03/16

EP - LEHNE Klaus-Heiner (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in JURI

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0338/2009
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0269/2009
Committee report tabled for plenary: A6-0269/2009
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0269/2009

History

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2021-12-18Show (8) Changes | Timetravel

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events/1	date 2009-04-23T00:00:00 type Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-6-2009-0269_EN.html title: A6-0269/2009
events/3	date 2009-05-05T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2009-0338_EN.html title: T6-0338/2009 summary The European Parliament decided by 563 votes to 13, with 13 abstentions, to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi (former Italian MEP). Umberto Bossi is being investigated in Italy for an offence deemed to be serious under the Italian Criminal Code. The investigation relates, in particular, to statements made by Mr Bossi towards Mr Giuliano Amato (the then Minister of Internal Affairs) in connection with the electoral procedure. Following the opinion of its Committee on Legal Affairs, the Parliament considers that Mr Bossi merely commented on facts in the public domain which had an Italian and European political dimension. Therefore, the Parliament decided to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi.
events/3	date 2009-05-05T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2009-0338_EN.html title: T6-0338/2009 summary The European Parliament decided by 563 votes to 13, with 13 abstentions, to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi (former Italian MEP). Umberto Bossi is being investigated in Italy for an offence deemed to be serious under the Italian Criminal Code. The investigation relates, in particular, to statements made by Mr Bossi towards Mr Giuliano Amato (the then Minister of Internal Affairs) in connection with the electoral procedure. Following the opinion of its Committee on Legal Affairs, the Parliament considers that Mr Bossi merely commented on facts in the public domain which had an Italian and European political dimension. Therefore, the Parliament decided to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi.

2020-01-19Show (3) Changes | Timetravel

docs/0/docs/0/url	Old http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2009-269&language=EN New http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-6-2009-0269_EN.html
events/1/docs/0/url	Old http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2009-269&language=EN New http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-6-2009-0269_EN.html
events/3/docs/0/url	Old http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-338 New http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2009-0338_EN.html

2019-07-06Show (9) Changes | Timetravel

activities	date: 2009-04-21T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: JURI date: 2009-03-16T00:00:00 committee_full: Legal Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: LEHNE Klaus-Heiner type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading date: 2009-04-23T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2009-269&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading title: A6-0269/2009 body: EP type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading date: 2009-05-05T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=17179&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-338 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0338/2009 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
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events	date: 2009-04-21T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on Legal Affairs unanimously adopted the report drawn up by Klaus-Heiner LEHNE (EPP-ED, DE) on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi (former Italian MEP), considering that the immunity of Mr Bossi should be defended, for the following reasons: At the sitting of 9 March 2009, the President of Parliament announced that he had received a request for the defence of the parliamentary immunity of Umberto Bossi by letter of 24 February 2009. The request relates to the investigation concerning Mr. Umberto Bossi in connection with an indictable offence pursuant to Article 61(10) and 612, paragraphs I and II, of the Italian Criminal Code, which is pending before the District Court's Public Prosecutor's Office of Verbania. The investigation relates to the fact that during an electoral meeting held in Verbania on 6 April 2008, Umberto Bossi referred to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Giuliano Amato, in quite harsh terms, not to say insulting, in connection with the electoral procedure. Given that Article 9 of the Protocol on privileges and immunities provides that Members of the European Parliament have absolute immunity from legal proceedings “in respect of opinions expressed [...] in the performance of their duties” and that, according to the parliamentary committee’s analysis, Mr Bossi merely commented on facts in the public domain which had an Italian and European political dimension, MEPs consider that the immunity of Mr Bossi should be defended. The Committee on Legal Affairs therefore decided to call on the European Parliament to defend the immunity of Umberto Bossi . date: 2009-04-23T00:00:00 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=A6-2009-269&language=EN title: A6-0269/2009 date: 2009-05-05T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=17179&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2009-05-05T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-338 title: T6-0338/2009 summary: The European Parliament decided by 563 votes to 13, with 13 abstentions, to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi (former Italian MEP). Umberto Bossi is being investigated in Italy for an offence deemed to be serious under the Italian Criminal Code. The investigation relates, in particular, to statements made by Mr Bossi towards Mr Giuliano Amato (the then Minister of Internal Affairs) in connection with the electoral procedure. Following the opinion of its Committee on Legal Affairs, the Parliament considers that Mr Bossi merely commented on facts in the public domain which had an Italian and European political dimension. Therefore, the Parliament decided to defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi. date: 2009-05-05T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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Progress: Procedure completed

Lead committee dossier:

JURI/6/74275

Legal Basis:

Subjects

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Events

Documents

History

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