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Parliamentary immunity for MEPs does not extend to their privates lives. MEPs are only immune from prosecution for public statements they make (like, for exampl
by tremon 4y ago
Parliamentary immunity for MEPs does not extend to their privates lives. MEPs are only immune from prosecution for public statements they make (like, for example, "Qatar has a great human rights track record. It's the best, the greatest"), not for anything else they do.
- AshamedCaptain 4y agoIt depends on the definition of "parliamentary immunity" in their home country, though. In some EU countries, it is indeed practically immune unless "caught in the act" (e.g. inviolability in France).
- pfoof 4y agoWell in poland immunity also prevents politicians from getting speeding tickets as long as they are doing something work related (at least officially)