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Waiver of Immunity for Ioannis Lagos

Summary

The European Parliament has decided to waive the immunity of Greek MEP Ioannis Lagos to allow criminal proceedings regarding allegedly racist social media posts.
9 14.03.2023
Other
justice
criminal law
human rights
parliamentary immunity

Key points

In force from 14/03/2023
  • The Greek Supreme Court Prosecutor requested the waiver of immunity to launch criminal proceedings against a Member of the European Parliament.
  • The case involves allegedly racist social media posts made in December 2020 that may constitute incitement to hatred or violence.
  • The messages in question were not published on the Member's official parliamentary social media profile.
  • The alleged offense does not relate to opinions expressed or votes cast during the performance of parliamentary duties.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the request for waiver of the immunity of Ioannis Lagos Request for waiver of the immunity of Ioannis Lagos
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