Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-03-Speech-4-200-000"
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"en.20110203.25.4-200-000"2
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The European Parliament was asked to waive the parliamentary immunity of our fellow Member, Mr Deutsch, as a result of criminal proceedings in which he is accused of defamation under the Hungarian Criminal Code. The Committee on Legal Affairs has issued its opinion on the matter, with a report that decided not to waive his parliamentary immunity being adopted unanimously. It was considered that Mr Deutsch was performing his duties as a Member of the European Parliament when he made the declarations that motivated these criminal proceedings. To seek to gag Members of the European Parliament from expressing their opinions on matters of public interest by bringing legal proceedings is unacceptable in a democratic society.
I voted in favour because I advocate freedom of expression for Members when performing their duties, and in order to defend the interests of the European Parliament as an institution. Nonetheless, I would add that I believe those in positions of political responsibility in general – Members of this House included – must always keep their discourse truthful and respectful of other involved parties, which has not always happened."@en1
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