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Madam President, Mr Zimeray has asked me to defend this report by the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market since he is unable to attend.
The situation in the case of Mr Kronberger is completely different from the last situation we dealt with. In this case we are dealing with a mere traffic offence, which has nothing to do with politics. Mr Kronberger was returning from his parliamentary work, he turned left and caused an accident which injured two people. There is no political element, no element of
. Mr Kronberger himself accepts the waiver of his immunity and has no objection whatsoever.
The closest precedent to this case was more serious, since it involved not only a traffic offence but also the MEP fleeing the scene. I therefore believe that it would set a bad example if we were to safeguard the immunity of an MEP in the case of a violation of a mere traffic regulation. Therefore, the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market’s proposal in this case is that Mr Kronberger’s parliamentary immunity be waived so that justice may be done in the normal way."@en1
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