US EditionCzech lawmakers reject motion to lift immunity for populist leader Babiš over EU fraud case
The Czech parliament voted 104-81 to maintain Prime Minister Babiš's immunity, delaying trial on $2 million EU subsidy fraud until his term ends in 2029.
- On Thursday, lawmakers rejected a motion to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's immunity in a $2 million EU subsidy fraud case, blocking Prague's Municipal Court from prosecuting him.
- An appeals court voided two acquittals and ordered a retrial, noting the Stork's Nest farm shifted from the Agrofert conglomerate to Babiš family members before returning, affecting EU subsidy eligibility.
- Prosecutors sought a suspended sentence and a fine, and Jana Nagyová, former associate and member of the European Parliament, will face retrial after her immunity was lifted.
- The vote ensures Babiš cannot be tried until his term ends in 2029, and he pleaded not guilty, saying the case is politically motivated while his governing coalition holds a majority in the lower house.
- Babiš's return to power followed ANO's October victory and coalition deals with Freedom and Direct Democracy and Motorists, whose agenda opposes Ukraine support and some EU policies; lawmakers also blocked prosecuting lower house speaker Tomio Okamura.
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The Czech Parliament voted in favour of raising the parliamentary immunity of the prime minister of nationalist and the President of the legislation, thus protecting him from criminal prosecution.
The Chamber of Deputies - the lower house of the Czech Parliament - today, with the votes of the ruling coalition, refused to lift the parliamentary immunity of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and the Speaker of that chamber, Tomi Okamura, so that the trials of Babiš for machinations with European Union subsidies and Okamura for racist posters and hate crimes are suspended until the end of this term.
Czech Lawmakers Reject Motion to Lift Immunity for Populist Leader Babi ...
Far-right coalition in the Czech Parliament rejects motion to lift immunity for PM Babiš over EU fraud case
On 5 March, a coalition between far-right and right-wing extremists in the Czech Parliament rejected a motion to lift the immunity from prosecution of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in a $2 million fraud case involving European Union subsidies. The motion was dismissed by a vote of 104 to 81 in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament, with one lawmaker abstaining and 14 absent from the vote. Had the motion been approved, it would have allowed the Mu…
The Czech Parliament rejected the request to raise parliamentary immunity for Prime Minister Andrej Babis and for the President of the House of Deputies, Tomio Okamura, which protects both...
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