Request for the waiver of the immunity of Ilaria Salis
TA-10-2025-0206 · P10_TA(2025)0206 · PE774.380
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- Full procedure 2024/2086
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Parliament decided not to waive the immunity of Ilaria Salis, a Member of the European Parliament, in connection with criminal proceedings in Hungary.¶ It found that the proceedings appear to aim at silencing her because of her political opinions and activism, and that fumus persecutionis can be assumed.¶¶
Key points
- The Budapest-Capital Regional Court requested the waiver of Ilaria Salis's immunity on 10 October 2024, in connection with charges of attempted battery causing life-threatening bodily harm in the framework of a criminal organisation.¶¶
- The alleged offences are not related to an opinion expressed or a vote cast in the performance of her duties under Article 8 of Protocol No 7.¶
- Parliament noted that Salis was subjected to harsh detention conditions and that no action was taken against other participants in the 2023 Day of Honour commemoration.¶
- Parliament concluded that there is concrete evidence that the proceedings aim to undermine her political activity, so fumus persecutionis is assumed.¶
- Parliament decided not to waive her immunity and instructed its President to forward the decision to the competent authority in Hungary and to Salis.¶¶
Who is affected
Legal basis: Articles 8 and 9 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage.¶