parliamentary immunity
Parliament rejects request to strip MP Mortada Mansour of immunity
Egypt
March 25, 2018
Parliament rejects request to strip MP Mortada Mansour of immunity
The Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives rejected requests to lift the parliamentary immunity of three…
Turkish parliament approves first article of bill on stripping MPs’ immunity
Middle East
May 20, 2016
Turkish parliament approves first article of bill on stripping MPs’ immunity
Turkey's parliament approved the first clause of a bill to lift lawmakers' immunity from prosecution on Friday, a constitutional change…
Military prosecution requests lifting of immunity from MP accused of Tantawi insult
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Military prosecution requests lifting of immunity from MP accused of Tantawi insult
The state-run MENA news agency on Tuesday said the Military Prosecution has asked the Justice Ministry to lift the parliamentary…
MPs implicated in state-funded healthcare breaches lose parliamentary immunity
Egypt
September 6, 2010
MPs implicated in state-funded healthcare breaches lose parliamentary immunity
People’s Assembly Speaker Fathi Sorour and Shura Council Speaker Safwat al-Sherif have approved an earlier request filed by Justice Minister…
Sunday’s papers: MPs stripped of immunity, photo of ElBaradei’s daughter provokes backlash
Egypt
September 5, 2010
Sunday’s papers: MPs stripped of immunity, photo of ElBaradei’s daughter provokes backlash
Front page headlines in state-owned newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, in addition to other national newspapers, report that 14 parliamentarians from…
Talaat Sadat stripped of parliamentary immunity, suffers heart attack
Egypt
March 11, 2010
Talaat Sadat stripped of parliamentary immunity, suffers heart attack
MP Talaat Sadat suffered a heart attack on Thursday. He was taken to Cairo's Cleopatra Hospital, where he is currently…
Talaat Sadat to forfeit parliamentary immunity
Egypt
March 7, 2010
Talaat Sadat to forfeit parliamentary immunity
In a closed session Sunday, parliament's legislative committee approved a request by the justice minister to revoke parliamentary immunity from…