KONČNO
A6-0209/2005
22.6.2005
POROČILO
o zahtevi za zaščito imunitete in privilegijev g. Umberta Bossija
(2004/2203(IMM))
Odbor za pravne zadeve
Poročevalka:
Diana Wallis
PE 359.928v02-00
VSEBINA
PREDLOG SKLEPA EVROPSKEGA PARLAMENTA.............................................................3
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT................................................................................................4
POSTOPEK................................................................................................................................6
PREDLOG SKLEPA EVROPSKEGA PARLAMENTA
o zahtevi za zaščito imunitete in privilegijev g. Umberta Bossija
( 2004/2203(IMM) )
Evropski parlament ,
– ob upoštevanju zahteve advokata, ki zastopa g. Umberta Bossija, za zaščito imunitete v zvezi s kazenskim postopkom pred civilnim okrožnim sodiščem v Padovi z dne 8. avgusta 2004, ki je bila na plenarnem zasedanju objavljena 13. septembra 2004,
- ob upoštevanju členov 9 in 10 Protokola o privilegijih in imunitetah Evropskih skupnosti z dne 8. aprila 1965 ter člena 6(2) Akta o volitvah poslancev Evropskega parlamenta s splošnimi neposrednimi volitvami z dne 20. septembra 1976,
- ob upoštevanju razsodb Sodišča Evropskih skupnosti z dne 12. maja 1964 in 10. julija 1986
Glej primer 101/63 - Wagner proti Fohrmannu in Krierju [1964] ECR 195 in primer 149/85: Wybot proti Faureju in drugimi [1986] ECR 2391. ,
- ob upoštevanju člena 6(3) in člena 7 svojega Poslovnika,
- ob upoštevanju poročila Odbora za pravne zadeve ( A6‑0209/2005 ),
A. ker je bil Umberto Bossi poslanec Evropskega parlamenta v četrtem parlamentarnem obdobju (nastop mandata 19. julija 1994, preverjanje veljavnosti mandata 15. novembra 1994, prenehanje mandata 19. julija 1999) in petem parlamentarnem obdobju (nastop mandata 20. julija 1999, preverjanje veljavnosti mandata 15. decembra 1999, prenehanje mandata 10. junija 2001 zaradi nezdružljivosti),
B. ker se zoper poslanca Evropskega parlamenta ne sme začeti preiskava, ne sme biti priprt niti se zoper njega ne sme začeti sodni postopek zaradi mnenja ali glasu, ki ga je izrekel ali oddal pri opravljanju svojih dolžnosti
Člen 9 Protokola o privilegijih in imunitetah Evropskih skupnosti (PPI) ,
C. ker imuniteta pred sodnimi postopki, ki jo uživajo poslanci Evropskega parlamenta vključuje tudi imuniteto pred civilnimi postopki,
1. sklene, da ščiti imuniteto in privilegije g. Umberta Bossija;
2. predlaga, da v skladu s členom 9 omenjenega Protokola in ob upoštevanju postopkov zadevne države članice razglasi, da se zadevni postopki ne smejo nadaljevati; zato poziva Sodišče, da sprejme ustrezne zaključke;
3. naroči svojemu predsedniku, naj ta sklep in poročilo pristojnega odbora posreduje okrožnemu sodišču v Padovi.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
I. Admissibility of request
Umberto Bossi's first term of office as Member of the European Parliament lasted from 19 July 1994 to 19 July 1999. His second term lasted from 20 July 1999 to 10 June 2001, the day on which he was appointed minister (incompatibility, pursuant to Article 6(1), first indent, of the Act concerning the Election of the Representatives of the Assembly by direct universal suffrage
OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, pp. 5-11. . His third term started on 20 July 2004. The facts in connection with the legal proceedings pending before the Padua Civil District Court took place on 1998 and on February1999.
The request is therefore admissible pursuant to Rule 6(3) of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure, since Umberto Bossi was a Member of the European Parliament at the time in question.
II. Substance and merits of the request
In accordance with Rule 6 of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure, the President announced at the sitting of 13 September 2004 that he had received a
request from a barrister acting for Mr Umberto Bossi MEP for his parliamentary immunity to be defended in connection with the legal proceedings pending before the Padua Civil District Court.
In implementation of Rule 6(3), the President referred all the requests to the Legal Affairs Committee, as the committee responsible.
III. Facts of the case
Mr Fabrizio Comencini, former member of Mr Bossi's party (Lega Nord), sued Mr Bossi for damages before the Padua District Court.
In his pleadings, Mr Comencini complained that Mr Bossi, on several occasions, had spoken in terms which had been serously offensive and detrimental to his reputation.
In particular The ‘ Giornale di Vicenza ’ of 9 October 1998, referring to the Lega Nord Congress in Bassano del Grappa, reported that Mr Bossi had said towards Mr Comencini and his supporters: ‘ Spit in his eye ’. ‘ Traitors, insects, scroungers, layabouts: first he split the MSI and then the Lega Nord: schism is in his DNA ’. ‘ We are men, we are not Comencini ’. ‘ A puppet in the hands of the puppet master from Arcore ’. ‘ Crush him ’.
On other occasions Mr Bossi declared that Mr Comencini ‘ was plotting in the shadows ’ and ‘ was considering giving a hand to the Polo delle Libertà coalition and its leader, Silvio Berlusconi the mafioso ’ to allow the ‘ mafioso’s party to win ’ and ‘ we shall never ally ourselves with the mafioso ’ (‘ La Padania ’ of 27 October 1998, 29 September 1998 and 13 October 1998). Also: ‘ Cosa Nostra dictates the line to be followed by Berlusconi, who manipulates Galan and Comencini in the Veneto ’ (‘ La Padania ’ of 13 October 1998): ‘ Comencini (...) the bought man, the man bribed by Berlusconi ’ (‘ Il Gazzettino ’ of 1 February 1998 ).
IV. Applicable provisions
Article 9 of the PPI reads as follows:
'Members of the European Parliament shall not be subject to any form of inquiry, detention or legal proceedings in respect of opinions expressed or votes cast by them in the performance of their duties' .
The key point is therefore to determine whether the statements, which are the subject of the legal proceedings, were made by Mr Bossi in the performance of his duties as Member of the European Parliament.
A civil action may also constitute prosecution by the state of a Member of Parliament within the meaning of Article 9 of the PPI
Request for defence of parliamentary immunity of Jannis Sakellariou, A5-0309/2003 and Giuseppe Gargani, decision of 16 December 2003, ( 2003/2182(IMM) ). .
Parliament has consistently taken it as a fundamental principle that immunity may on no account be waived in cases in which the acts or statements of which a Member stands accused were carried out in the performance of his or her political duties or were directly related to such duties
See Decision of 1 July 2003, ( 2003/2249(IMM) ) request for waiver of immunity of Mogens N.J. Camre. . The right to make such statements is of key importance for the role of a Member of Parliament elected by the people.
In accordance with those principles, Committee on Legal Affairs notes that the statements at issue by Mr Umberto Bossi constitute an expression of opinions during a political exchange of views. These statements must be seen in the context of a political dispute between politicians, after the division of a political party, and concern a matter of genuine public interest .In conclusion these statements do not exceed the bounds of legitimate political criticism.
V. Conclusions
In the light of the above remarks, the Committee on Legal Affairs recommends that Parliament should defend the immunity and privileges of Umberto Bossi, pursuant to Rule 7(2) of its Rules of Procedure.
POSTOPEK
Naslov
Zahteva za zaščito imunitete in privilegijev g. Umberta Bossija
Št. postopka
2004/2203(IMM)
Zahteva za zaščito imunitete vložil(-a) Datum zahteve Datum razglasitve na zasedanju
3.8.2004 13.9.2004
Pristojni odbor Datum razglasitve na zasedanju
JURI 13.9.2004
Podlaga v Poslovniku
člen 6(3) in člen 7
Poročevalec(-ka) Datum imenovanja
Diana Wallis 26.10.2004
Nadomeščeni(-a) poročevalec(-ka)
Obravnava v odboru
30.11.2004
20.01.2005
30.3.2005
21.6.2005
Datum sprejetja
21.6.2005
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