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Waiver of Immunity for Jean-François Jalkh

Summary

The European Parliament has decided to waive the immunity of MEP Jean-François Jalkh regarding a French judicial inquiry into alleged incitement to hatred. This decision was made because the alleged actions were not related to his official parliamentary duties.
10 22.11.2016
Other
human rights
parliamentary immunity

Key points

  • The European Parliament has decided to waive the immunity of Jean-François Jalkh.
  • The legal inquiry concerns allegations of incitement to discrimination or hatred under French law.
  • The allegations involve statements made on a political website where the member served as a director.
  • The incident occurred before the individual officially started their duties as a Member of the European Parliament.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the request for waiver of the immunity of Jean-François Jalkh Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jean-François Jalkh
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