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Waiver of Immunity for Gianluca Buonanno

Summary

The European Parliament decided to waive the immunity of MEP Gianluca Buonanno to allow Italian authorities to access his telephone records regarding threats made against him.
10 26.05.2016
Other
civil law
parliamentary immunity

Key points

In force from 26/05/2016
  • A request was made by Italian authorities to access the telephone traffic data of a Member of the European Parliament.
  • The investigation focuses on threatening phone calls received by Gianluca Buonanno in April 2015.
  • There was a legal debate regarding whether parliamentary immunity applies when a Member is the victim of a crime.
  • The European Parliament decided to waive the immunity as a precaution to ensure legal certainty for the investigation.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the request for waiver of the immunity of Gianluca Buonanno Request for waiver of the immunity of Gianluca Buonanno
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