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Waiver of Immunity for Sotirios Zarianopoulos

Summary

The European Parliament decided to waive the immunity of MEP Sotirios Zarianopoulos, allowing Greek authorities to proceed with a criminal investigation regarding an incident from 2010.
10 24.06.2015
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parliamentary immunity

Key points

In force from 24/06/2015
  • The Greek Supreme Court requested the waiver of legal immunity for a Member of the European Parliament.
  • The investigation concerns allegations of illegal entry and threats made at a public television station in 2010.
  • The decision is based on established European Union protocols regarding the privileges and immunities of members.
  • The Parliament concluded that the alleged actions were not part of the Member's official duties.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the request for waiver of the immunity of Sotirios Zarianopoulos Request for the waiver of the immunity of Sotirios Zarianopoulos
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