MP Caught Speeding 112 Times, but No Driving Ban Due to Parliamentary Immunity
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The mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren, Alain Yzermans, seems to be a habit of speeding. Recently, he has avoided a license withdrawal thanks to his parliamentary immunity. ...
MP Alain Yzermans (Vooruit) has already been caught speeding 112 times over the past eight years, but has once again escaped a driving ban. As an MP, he enjoys parliamentary immunity.
MP and Mayor Alain Yzermans (Vooruit) escapes conviction on appeal for a serious speeding violation, after the court declared the prosecution inadmissible. The Public Prosecution Service itself had appealed against the conviction following a procedural error.
Image d'illustration. - RomainQuéré - stock.adobe.com Het Belang van Limburg, a federal member of parliament and mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren, Alain Yzermans (Vooruit), was acquitted on appeal for a major speed excess, reports Het Belang van Limburg. Flashed at 91 km/h (speed withheld) instead of 50 in the city, the police court had initially imposed 21 days of deprivation of the right to drive, a fine of 600 euros, the obligation to review the…
The mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren, Alain Yzermans, has escaped a driving ban because, as a Member of Parliament for the party Vooruit, he enjoys parliamentary immunity. On October 17, Yzermans was caught speeding at 97 kilometers per hour in a 50 km/h zone. The police court had imposed a driving ban and a fine on him for this, but the Public Prosecution Service appealed against this decision because, as a Member of Parliament, he enjoys disgrace…
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