Summary
The European Parliament decided to waive the parliamentary immunity of Marie-Christine Boutonnet to facilitate a French judicial investigation into the potential misuse of funds for parliamentary assistants. 10 12.09.2017
Other
civil law
public administration
parliamentary immunity
Key points
- The French Ministry of Justice requested the waiver of Marie-Christine Boutonnet's immunity.
- The investigation concerns a suspected breach of trust regarding funds received through parliamentary assistant contracts.
- Authorities suspect that some assistants were employed to work for a political party rather than performing duties for the European Parliament.
- The European Parliament decided to waive the immunity to allow the judicial investigation to proceed.
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