MPs lift the immunity of a normal procedure does not mean dismissal

MPs lift the immunity of a normal procedure does not mean dismissal

 

5/29/2017 1:39

The Legal Committee confirms that members of the 24 declared their issues recently {administrative}
Baghdad / Muhannad Abdul Wahab  
confirmed deputies to lift the immunity of 24 deputies as a result of a judicial request is a normal procedure in accordance with the various issues of administrative mostly, and some respect to complaints from deputy to another or other complaints according to 334 or 341 related to publishing or other materials, and lift the immunity procedure does not mean in any way the dismissal of the deputy or his resignation, explaining that this is not a precedent in the Iraqi parliament.
The President of the House of Representatives Salim al - Jubouri last week, Parliament received a request from the judiciary to lift the immunity of 24 deputies, in the face of notifying the House of Representatives and their review of the judiciary to resolve their files.
He explained the parliamentary legal committee member Nasser Kamel al - Zaidi, the request of the judiciary to lift the immunity of 24 deputies is not new , but introduced more than a year, pointing out that the MP immunity prevents standing in front of the judiciary until the vote on lifting the immunity.
He said Zaidi in a press statement: " The majority of the House of Representatives of the 24 required to lift the immunity of their cases and administrative misdemeanors, and this month will go wanting MPs to settle legal cases to the judiciary and otherwise will offer their names within the parliament to lift their immunity , " noting that "the House of Representatives alone has the power to lift the immunity of its members , "and added that" the MP who will prove his innocence to exercise its oversight role and legislative, which is always the case with is normal. " Issues and procedures MP for the Kurdistan Democratic Party Majid Chenkali, said in a statement the "morning" that " the lifting of immunity does not mean impeachment , " asserting that " the Constitution referred to the issue of lifting immunity for those who proved to be a felony and evacuated the House of Representatives to lift his immunity to vote." Among Chenkali that "legal articles mentioned by the President of the House of Representatives was mostly misdemeanors of them (throwing insulting and cursing issues which are not Bjanayat) , " pointing out that " the President of the House of Representatives asked the 24 covered by the House of Representatives to lift the immunity to go to the competent courts to settle their cases, and , if not settlement during the legislative names will be displayed in the House of Representatives, and accused them of a felony will be before the vote and if the lifting of his immunity would turn to the courts is not considered the dismissal. " The MP added, " The Iraqi Constitution guarantees these legal materials, and this is not a precedent first in the Iraqi parliament, where there have been cases of lifting the immunity of MP Alusi and MP Mishan al - Jubouri, as House Speaker Salim al - Jubouri revealed that there are six deputies were lifted their immunity during legislative recess and turned to the competent courts and has settled their cases and returned to the House of Representatives , "said Chenkali that" when there was the case of former defense minister Khaled al - Obeidi, the House of Representatives Speaker Salim al - Jubouri lift the immunity of himself and went to the court that proved his innocence. " Normal procedure turn, the National Alliance MP Sadiq confirmed that we hinted lifting the immunity of 24 deputies , according to the speaker of parliament announced is a normal and does not mean impeachment or resignation. He said we hinted in an interview I followed the "morning": " The 24 deputies who declared the presidency of the parliament to lift the immunity from them as a result of a judicial request is a normal procedure according to different issues , some respect to complaints from the deputy to another or other complaints under Articles 334 or 341 relating to publishing or other" , adding that " the President of the House of Representatives considers that a declaration of names, giving deputies a chance during the legislative recess to review the courts , " pointing out that " the lifting of immunity does not mean resignation or impeachment , but is for the purpose of appearing before the courts only." He stressed we hinted, that " the deputy who prove his innocence will end the case is due to exercise its oversight role and legislative, which is always the case with is normal , " he said, adding that "many of the members of parliament had gone earlier to the courts and proved their innocence and returned to the exercise of their actions." Competent courts  for his part, head of the list of Iraq 's parliamentary Yonadam said we were told the "morning", that "there are some lawsuits against some deputies in the courts, but can not court to take legal action against them for possessing immunity parliamentary , " noting, " The lifting of immunity does not mean the sacking of the House of Representatives, but to give a chance to the competent courts to take legal action and within the court validity , "noting that" the lifting of immunity is to give the area of the judiciary to prosecute a legal attorney and legal accountability , "he is asserting that" there are deputies to go to the courts without lifting their immunity so as to their desire to prove innocent Charges of any charges. "

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