Waiver of Immunity for Beata Kempa

Summary

The European Parliament has decided to waive the parliamentary immunity of Beata Kempa regarding criminal proceedings in Poland. This decision follows a request concerning alleged hate speech in a social media post from 2018.
9 09.11.2023
Other
justice
human rights
political party
parliamentary immunity

Key points

In force from 09/11/2023
  • The European Parliament received a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Beata Kempa.
  • The request concerns an alleged social media post from 2018 that incited hatred against Muslim immigrants.
  • The alleged offense relates to local activities performed before the individual became a Member of the European Parliament.
  • The Parliament found no evidence that the legal proceedings were intended to damage political activity.

Speeches

34 Speeches in total

Pro
Contra
1:06 min
11. Order of business
0:14 min
11. Order of business
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