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2017/2133(IMM) Request for the waiver of the immunity of Manolis Kefalogiannis

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead JURI CAVADA Jean-Marie (icon: ALDE ALDE) ZWIEFKA Tadeusz (icon: PPE PPE), REGNER Evelyn (icon: S&D S&D), DZHAMBAZKI Angel (icon: ECR ECR), HAUTALA Heidi (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), FERRARA Laura (icon: EFDD EFDD), LEBRETON Gilles (icon: ENF ENF)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 6

Events

2018/10/23
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2018/10/23
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament decided, by 307 votes to 253 with 41 abstentions, not to waive the immunity of Manolis Kefalogiannis (EPP, EL).

The Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic has requested that the parliamentary immunity of a Member of the European Parliament, Manolis Kefalogiannis, be waived in order to initiate criminal proceedings against him for two alleged offences.

Manolis Kefalogiannis is alleged to have attempted to commit fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Union, resulting in a loss of more than EUR 73 000, for attempting to illegally misappropriate part of his assistant’s salary by an amount of EUR 4 240 per month between July 2014 and the end of 2016.

Given the circumstances in which the case against Manolis Kefalogiannis was dealt with by the authorities involved, the uncertainties as to the elements on which the request for waiver of immunity is based and the serious doubts surrounding the proceedings, including the reasons underlying the request for waiver of immunity, it appears to be a case in which fumus persecutionis can be assumed to be present (the underlying intention of the judicial procedure may be to harm the Member's political activity or reputation and thus the independence of Parliament.

Therefore, Parliament considered that the immunity of Manolis Kefalogiannis should not be waived.

Documents
2018/10/23
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/10/16
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details

The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Jean-Marie CAVADA (ALDE, FR) on the request for waiver of the immunity of Manolis KEFALOGIANNIS (EPP, EL).

The request for waiver of Manolis Kefalogiannis' immunity was transmitted on 31 May 2017 by the Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic in order to initiate criminal proceedings against him for two alleged offences.

Manolis Kefalogiannis is accused of having attempted to commit fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Union , resulting in a loss of more than EUR 73 000, for having attempted to illegally misappropriate part of his assistant's salary for an amount of EUR 4 240 per month between July 2014 and the end of 2016.

On the basis of the information and explanations provided in this case, including the replies given by the Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Hellenic Republic during the exchange of views conducted with him, and given the circumstances in which the case against Manolis Kefalogiannis was dealt with by the authorities involved, the uncertainties as to the elements on which the request for waiver of immunity is based and the serious doubts surrounding the proceedings, it therefore appeared that this is a case in which fumus persecutionis can be assumed to be present.

The committee therefore recommended that the European Parliament should decide not to waive the immunity of Manolis Kefalogiannis.

Documents
2018/10/10
   EP - Vote in committee
2017/07/12
   EP - CAVADA Jean-Marie (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in JURI

History

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