European Parliament strips Polish opposition politicians of immunity

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European Parliament strips Polish opposition politicians of immunity

Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. The European Parliament has voted to strip two MEPs from Poland’s national-conservative opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party of legal immunity. The decision m…

Polish conservative MEPs Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Wąsik have been stripped of their immunity, writes Miklós Szánthó, Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights, on his social media page.

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The European Parliament has voted to remove parliamentary immunity from Conservative (PiS) MEPs Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik so they can face criminal…

The European Parliament has lifted the immunities of PiS MEPs Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik. Professor Artur Nowak-Far told Gazeta.pl how Kamiński and Wąsik may react to this decision. The expert also explained why he considers the politicians' actions to date to be unwise.