Parliament to discuss abolishment of MP immunity

The Serbian parliament should abolish MP immunity for the first time in the mandate of the current parliament convocation.

Izvor: Tanjug

Wednesday, 06.07.2011.

09:32

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The Serbian parliament should abolish MP immunity for the first time in the mandate of the current parliament convocation. This was made possible after the Administrative Committee suggested on Tuesday that this should be done in the case of four MPs of the opposition Serb Radical Party (SRS). Parliament to discuss abolishment of MP immunity Parliament will reach a decision by majority vote with regard to the proposal that MP immunity should be abolished for SRS MP Momcilo Duvnjak because of the two proceedings against him that are already underway, as well as for Dragan Acimovic, Gordana Paunovic-Milosavljevic and Momir Markovic against whom the authorities are also conducting proceedings. During the current mandate, the parliament did not deal with the issue of MP immunity abolishment. The European Commission previously voiced its complaints with regard to MP immunity limits, after which the Serbian parliament constituted a working group that would be in charge of preparing the amendments to the Law on the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the Parliament Book of Regulations, all with the aim of limiting MP immunity. The working group's task was to revise the issue of MP immunity and notify the Administrative Committee and the parliament speaker about any potential need for amendments to the law and the book of regulations, Committee Chairman Nenad Konstantinovic said earlier. He also said that the MP immunity should be limited only to the matters that are relevant to MP work and that if necessary, the working group would also propose changes to the Serbian Constitution so that this end could be achieved. Konstantinovic holds office as the head of the working group, while other group members should comprise representatives of all parliament caucuses. Absolute MP immunity is envisaged in Article 104 of the Serbian Constitution and it is not subject to parliament discussion and refers to voiced opinion or MP voting, that is, to the regular activities which state officials carry out as part of their duty.

Parliament to discuss abolishment of MP immunity

Parliament will reach a decision by majority vote with regard to the proposal that MP immunity should be abolished for SRS MP Momčilo Duvnjak because of the two proceedings against him that are already underway, as well as for Dragan Aćimović, Gordana Paunović-Milosavljević and Momir Marković against whom the authorities are also conducting proceedings.

During the current mandate, the parliament did not deal with the issue of MP immunity abolishment.

The European Commission previously voiced its complaints with regard to MP immunity limits, after which the Serbian parliament constituted a working group that would be in charge of preparing the amendments to the Law on the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the Parliament Book of Regulations, all with the aim of limiting MP immunity.

The working group's task was to revise the issue of MP immunity and notify the Administrative Committee and the parliament speaker about any potential need for amendments to the law and the book of regulations, Committee Chairman Nenad Konstantinović said earlier.

He also said that the MP immunity should be limited only to the matters that are relevant to MP work and that if necessary, the working group would also propose changes to the Serbian Constitution so that this end could be achieved.

Konstantinović holds office as the head of the working group, while other group members should comprise representatives of all parliament caucuses.

Absolute MP immunity is envisaged in Article 104 of the Serbian Constitution and it is not subject to parliament discussion and refers to voiced opinion or MP voting, that is, to the regular activities which state officials carry out as part of their duty.

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