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2010/2123(IMM) Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity of Tamás Deutsch

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Lead JURI SPERONI Francesco Enrico (icon: EFD EFD) ZWIEFKA Tadeusz (icon: PPE PPE)
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2011/02/03
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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Results of vote in Parliament
2011/02/03
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament decided not to waive parliamentary immunity of Tamás DEUTSCH (EPP, HU).

Tamás Deutsch is accused of defamation under the Hungarian Criminal Code. He expressed in a radio programme a number of allegedly untrue statements concerning the past of the accuser which were considered by him to be defamatory.

Considering that the charges brought against Mr Deutsch refer to opinions expressed in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament, Parliament consider that it is necessary to protect his freedom of expression.

Accordingly, the European Parliament decided not waive parliamentary immunity of Tamás Deutsch.

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T7-0029/2011
2011/02/03
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2011/01/31
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A7-0015/2011
2011/01/31
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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A7-0015/2011
2011/01/26
   EP - Vote in committee
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The Committee on Legal Affairs unanimously adopted the report drafted by Francesco Enrico SPERONI (EFD, IT) on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tamás DEUTSCH (EPP, HU).

Criminal proceedings have been brought by a Hungarian citizen against Tamás Deutsch, a Member of the European Parliament, who is accused of defamation under the Hungarian Criminal Code. Mr Deutsch is charged with an offence of defamation allegedly committed as a result of statements made about the accuser in the course of a radio programme broadcast on 25 March 2010 to which he was invited in his capacity as a politician and a Member of the European Parliament.

As far as the applicability of Article 8 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities is concerned, the committee considers that it should be noted that the charges brought against Tamás Deutsch refer to opinions expressed in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament.

The committee states that to seek to gag Members of Parliament from expressing their opinions on matters of legitimate public interest and concern by bringing legal proceedings is unacceptable in a democratic society and in breach of Article 9 of the Protocol, which is intended to protect Members' freedom of expression in the performance of their duties in the interests of Parliament as an Institution.

Accordingly, the committee calls on the European Parliament not to waive parliamentary immunity of Tamás Deutsch.

2010/09/20
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  • date: 2011-01-31T00:00:00 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=A7-2011-15&language=EN title: A7-0015/2011
  • date: 2011-02-03T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=19483&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
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