2017/2221(IMM) | [ParlTrack]

2017/2221(IMM) Request for the waiver of the immunity of Steeve Briois

Progress: Procedure completed

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	JURI	REGNER Evelyn ( S&D)

Lead committee dossier:

JURI/8/11261

Legal Basis:

RoP 6

Subjects

8.40.01.03 Members' immunity

Events

2018/02/06

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2018/02/06

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament decided to lift the immunity Steeve Briois .

As a reminder, the request for waiver of the immunity of Steeve Briois, forwarded on 25 September 2017 by the Minister of Justice of the French Republic at the request of the Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal of Douai related to a complaint filed against Mr Briois by a civil party for the offence of public insult directed at an individual (‘ injures publiques envers un particulier’ ).

Parliament considered that the allegations against Steeve Briois, and the subsequent request for waiver of his immunity, are not related to an opinion expressed or vote cast by him in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament, but to the fact that he allegedly failed to remove from his official Facebook page a number of comments posted by third parties and perceived by the person targeted as insulting.

It therefore considered that the immunity accorded by Article 8 of Protocol No 7 is not applicable . Moreover, in this case there is no apparent evidence of fumus persecutionis , that is, a sufficiently serious and precise suspicion that the case has been brought with the intention of causing political damage to the Member concerned.

As a result, Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Steve Briois.

Documents

T8-0020/2018

2018/02/06

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2018/01/30

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary

Details

The Legal Affairs Committee adopted the report by Evelyn REGNER (S&D, AT) on the request for waiver of the immunity of Steeve BRIOIS (ENF, FR).

As a reminder, the Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal of Douai requested the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of a Member of the European Parliament, Steeve Briois, in connection with legal proceedings pending before the Douai Regional Court.

The request is related to legal proceedings instituted in relation to the offence of public insult directed at an individual in connection with allegedly defamatory comments that a number of internet users posted in response to a text that Mr Briois had published on 23 December 2015 on his Facebook page and that were not promptly removed by Mr Briois.

At the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Public Prosecutor of Douai Regional Court stated that the aforementioned comments were certainly still online on 21 November 2017.

The committee took the view that the allegations against Steeve Briois, and the subsequent request for waiver of his immunity, are not related to an opinion expressed or vote cast by him in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament .

It considered that there is no apparent evidence of fumus persecutionis , that is, a sufficiently serious and precise suspicion that the case has been brought with the intention of causing political damage to the Member concerned.

Therefore, the committee recommended the European Parliament to waive the immunity of Steeve Briois .

Documents

A8-0011/2018

2018/01/24

EP - Vote in committee

2017/10/09

EP - REGNER Evelyn (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in JURI

Activities

David COBURN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Request for waiver of the immunity of Steeve Briois (A8-0011/2018 - Evelyn Regner) (vote)

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2021-12-18Show (7) Changes | Timetravel

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events/1	date 2018-01-30T00:00:00 type Committee report tabled for plenary body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-8-2018-0011_EN.html title: A8-0011/2018 summary The Legal Affairs Committee adopted the report by Evelyn REGNER (S&D, AT) on the request for waiver of the immunity of Steeve BRIOIS (ENF, FR). As a reminder, the Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal of Douai requested the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of a Member of the European Parliament, Steeve Briois, in connection with legal proceedings pending before the Douai Regional Court. The request is related to legal proceedings instituted in relation to the offence of public insult directed at an individual in connection with allegedly defamatory comments that a number of internet users posted in response to a text that Mr Briois had published on 23 December 2015 on his Facebook page and that were not promptly removed by Mr Briois. At the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Public Prosecutor of Douai Regional Court stated that the aforementioned comments were certainly still online on 21 November 2017. The committee took the view that the allegations against Steeve Briois, and the subsequent request for waiver of his immunity, are not related to an opinion expressed or vote cast by him in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament . It considered that there is no apparent evidence of fumus persecutionis , that is, a sufficiently serious and precise suspicion that the case has been brought with the intention of causing political damage to the Member concerned. Therefore, the committee recommended the European Parliament to waive the immunity of Steeve Briois .
events/1	date 2018-01-30T00:00:00 type Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-8-2018-0011_EN.html title: A8-0011/2018 summary The Legal Affairs Committee adopted the report by Evelyn REGNER (S&D, AT) on the request for waiver of the immunity of Steeve BRIOIS (ENF, FR). As a reminder, the Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal of Douai requested the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of a Member of the European Parliament, Steeve Briois, in connection with legal proceedings pending before the Douai Regional Court. The request is related to legal proceedings instituted in relation to the offence of public insult directed at an individual in connection with allegedly defamatory comments that a number of internet users posted in response to a text that Mr Briois had published on 23 December 2015 on his Facebook page and that were not promptly removed by Mr Briois. At the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Public Prosecutor of Douai Regional Court stated that the aforementioned comments were certainly still online on 21 November 2017. The committee took the view that the allegations against Steeve Briois, and the subsequent request for waiver of his immunity, are not related to an opinion expressed or vote cast by him in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament . It considered that there is no apparent evidence of fumus persecutionis , that is, a sufficiently serious and precise suspicion that the case has been brought with the intention of causing political damage to the Member concerned. Therefore, the committee recommended the European Parliament to waive the immunity of Steeve Briois .
events/3	date 2018-02-06T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2018-0020_EN.html title: T8-0020/2018 summary The European Parliament decided to lift the immunity Steeve Briois . As a reminder, the request for waiver of the immunity of Steeve Briois, forwarded on 25 September 2017 by the Minister of Justice of the French Republic at the request of the Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal of Douai related to a complaint filed against Mr Briois by a civil party for the offence of public insult directed at an individual (‘ injures publiques envers un particulier’ ). Parliament considered that the allegations against Steeve Briois, and the subsequent request for waiver of his immunity, are not related to an opinion expressed or vote cast by him in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament, but to the fact that he allegedly failed to remove from his official Facebook page a number of comments posted by third parties and perceived by the person targeted as insulting. It therefore considered that the immunity accorded by Article 8 of Protocol No 7 is not applicable . Moreover, in this case there is no apparent evidence of fumus persecutionis , that is, a sufficiently serious and precise suspicion that the case has been brought with the intention of causing political damage to the Member concerned. As a result, Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Steve Briois.
events/3	date 2018-02-06T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2018-0020_EN.html title: T8-0020/2018 summary The European Parliament decided to lift the immunity Steeve Briois . As a reminder, the request for waiver of the immunity of Steeve Briois, forwarded on 25 September 2017 by the Minister of Justice of the French Republic at the request of the Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal of Douai related to a complaint filed against Mr Briois by a civil party for the offence of public insult directed at an individual (‘ injures publiques envers un particulier’ ). Parliament considered that the allegations against Steeve Briois, and the subsequent request for waiver of his immunity, are not related to an opinion expressed or vote cast by him in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament, but to the fact that he allegedly failed to remove from his official Facebook page a number of comments posted by third parties and perceived by the person targeted as insulting. It therefore considered that the immunity accorded by Article 8 of Protocol No 7 is not applicable . Moreover, in this case there is no apparent evidence of fumus persecutionis , that is, a sufficiently serious and precise suspicion that the case has been brought with the intention of causing political damage to the Member concerned. As a result, Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Steve Briois.
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2020-01-19Show (2) Changes | Timetravel

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2019-09-04Show (2) Changes | Timetravel

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2019-07-06Show (11) Changes | Timetravel

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2018-09-12Show (6) Changes | Timetravel

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2017-10-13Show (5) Changes

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Progress: Procedure completed

Lead committee dossier:

JURI/8/11261

Legal Basis:

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