Adopted text
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
TA-10-2026-0108 · P10_TA(2026)0108 · PE785.318
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Parliament waives the immunity of Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă for alleged offences from 2021 to 2024, but not for a 2025 speech in plenary, which is protected as an opinion expressed in duty.¶¶
Key points
- Waives immunity for alleged deprivation of liberty on 10 December 2021, glorification of a war criminal on 19 February 2024, and antisemitic statements on 13 and 14 May 2024.¶¶¶
- Waives immunity for alleged online glorification and antisemitic statements on 5 and 6 October 2024, on 1 December 2024, and for threatening police officers on 15 December 2024.¶¶¶
- Does not waive immunity for the alleged offence of 11 February 2025, a speech in plenary recommending foreign policy strategies modelled on Nicolae Ceaușescu, as it is an opinion expressed in performance of duties.¶¶¶
- Finds no evidence of fumus persecutionis, meaning the legal proceedings do not appear intended to damage her political activity or Parliament's independence.¶
Who is affected
- Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Member of the European Parliament, faces criminal proceedings in Romania for the alleged offences for which immunity is waived.¶
- Romanian judicial authorities may proceed with prosecution for the alleged offences listed in points B to H, but not for the 11 February 2025 speech.¶
Legal basis: Articles 8 and 9 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976, Article 72(1) and (2) of the Romanian Constitution¶¶