2009/2067(IMM)

Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity of Marek Siwiec

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2009/2067(IMM) Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity of Marek Siwiec

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	JURI	WALLIS Diana (ALDE)

Lead committee dossier: JURI/7/00481

Subjects

8.40.01.03 Members' immunity

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Activites

2009/10/20 Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
- T7-0050/2009 summary
  
  The European Parliament adopted by 639 votes to 17, with 15 abstentions, a resolution on the request for waiver of the immunity of Marek SIWIEC (S&D, PL) and decides not to waive the immunity of Marek SIWIEC. It recalls that a private prosecution has been brought against Marek Siwiec. Parliament draws attention, however, to the timing of the prosecution during an electoral campaign three years after the alleged offences were committed, and to the overtly political aims of the private individual bringing the prosecution. This is evidenced by documents presented by that individual himself to the President of Parliament and by the fact that he claims to be acting on behalf of citizens who object in general terms to Mr Siwiec's carrying out a public activity. It appears, therefore, that the bringing of the criminal proceedings in question constitutes a fumus persecutionis, inasmuch as there are serious reasons to believe that the charges against Mr Siwiec have been brought by a political opponent with the principal aim of undermining his activity as a Member of the European Parliament. Accordingly, with regard to the to the request for waiver of the immunity of Marek Siwiec, forwarded by the Polish Prosecutor-General on 27 September 2006 and announced in plenary sitting on 10 April 2008, Parliament does not waive the immunity of Marek Siwiec.
- Results of vote in Parliament
2009/10/08 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
- A7-0030/2009
2009/10/08 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
- A7-0030/2009
2009/10/05 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- JURI JURI/7/00481 WALLIS Diana ALDE
2009/09/21 Committee draft report
- PE428.261
2009/07/22 EP officialisation

Documents

Committee draft report: PE428.261
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0030/2009
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0030/2009
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0050/2009
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament

Votes

Report: WALLIS A7-0030/2009 - resolution

2009/10/20

Position	Total	ALDE	ECR	EFD	GUE/NGL	NI	PPE	S&D	Verts/ALE	correctional
For	639	77	30	21	27	18	251	168	47	2
Against	17	0	6	1	2	4	0	3	1	5
Abstain	15	2	6	2	2	2	1	0	0	0

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2012-02-09

activities	added	body EP date 2009-07-22 type EP officialisation date 2009-09-21 docs type Committee draft report title PE428.261 body EP type Committee draft report date 2009-10-05 text The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted unanimously the report drawn up by Diana WALLIS (ALDE, UK) on the request for waiver of the immunity of Marek SIWIEC (S&D, PL). It considers that his immunity should not be waived. The committee recalls that a private prosecution has been brought against Marek Siwiec. The committee draws attention, however, to the timing of the prosecution during an electoral campaign three years after the alleged offences were committed, and to the overtly political aims of the private individual bringing the prosecution. This is evidenced by documents presented by that individual himself to the President of Parliament and by the fact that he claims to be acting on behalf of citizens who object in general terms to Mr Siwiec's carrying out a public activity. It appears, therefore, that the bringing of the criminal proceedings in question constitutes a fumus persecutionis, inasmuch as there are serious reasons to believe that the charges against Mr Siwiec have been brought by a political opponent with the principal aim of undermining his activity as a Member of the European Parliament. Accordingly, with regard to the to the request for waiver of the immunity of Marek Siwiec, forwarded by the Polish Prosecutor-General on 27 September 2006 and announced in plenary sitting on 10 April 2008, the committee calls on the European Parliament not waive the immunity of Marek Siwiec. body EP committees body EP responsible True committee JURI date 2009-09-02 committee_full Legal Affairs rapporteur group ALDE name WALLIS Diana type Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading date 2009-10-08 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2009-0030&language=EN type Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading title A7-0030/2009 body type Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading date 2009-10-08 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2009-0030&language=EN type Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading title A7-0030/2009 body EP type Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading date 2009-10-20 docs url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2009-0050 text The European Parliament adopted by 639 votes to 17, with 15 abstentions, a resolution on the request for waiver of the immunity of Marek SIWIEC (S&D, PL) and decides not to waive the immunity of Marek SIWIEC. It recalls that a private prosecution has been brought against Marek Siwiec. Parliament draws attention, however, to the timing of the prosecution during an electoral campaign three years after the alleged offences were committed, and to the overtly political aims of the private individual bringing the prosecution. This is evidenced by documents presented by that individual himself to the President of Parliament and by the fact that he claims to be acting on behalf of citizens who object in general terms to Mr Siwiec's carrying out a public activity. It appears, therefore, that the bringing of the criminal proceedings in question constitutes a fumus persecutionis, inasmuch as there are serious reasons to believe that the charges against Mr Siwiec have been brought by a political opponent with the principal aim of undermining his activity as a Member of the European Parliament. Accordingly, with regard to the to the request for waiver of the immunity of Marek Siwiec, forwarded by the Polish Prosecutor-General on 27 September 2006 and announced in plenary sitting on 10 April 2008, Parliament does not waive the immunity of Marek Siwiec. type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title T7-0050/2009 url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=17474&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament body EP type Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
committees	added	body EP responsible True committee JURI date 2009-09-02 committee_full Legal Affairs rapporteur group ALDE name WALLIS Diana
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procedure	added	dossier_of_the_committee JURI/7/00481 reference 2009/2067(IMM) title Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity of Marek Siwiec stage_reached Procedure completed subtype Waiver of immunity type IMM - Members' immunity subject 8.40.01.03 Members' immunity

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