Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-08-Speech-2-221-250"
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"en.20110308.22.2-221-250"2
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"Under the German Criminal Code and Tax Code, the offence of tax evasion can only be punished if the taxpayer is aware that it is a case of tax evasion and does it intentionally. In this case, there was clearly no intention of tax evasion, since the sum in question was paid transparently, credited to a Member’s current account, after he had invoiced the company Speakers Agency for it. Moreover, it is fairly common for accidental failure to declare small sums, as in this case, to generally be treated exclusively within the scope of administrative proceedings.
The fact that this failure was treated in this way and that Mr Brok was not even directly informed that he had been accused is completely out of the ordinary. The fact that the Public Prosecutor has not even quantified the precise amount of tax owed – also by way of non-payment of interest – makes the case for
even stronger. Under these conditions, it is inappropriate to waive the Member’s immunity."@en1
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