31. Parliament voted to strip him of his parliamentary immunity so that he can stand trial. 32. Parliament will be asked to remove his parliamentary immunity, which currently prevents him from being investigated and prosecuted. 33. Parliamentary immunity protects Yilmaz, but it can be lifted by a majority vote in Parliament. 34. Perisic normally enjoys parliamentary immunity from criminal prosecution, which in any case would be the job of civilians. 35. President Khatami has accused the judiciary of violating the constitution by prosecuting lawmakers despite their parliamentary immunity. 36. A lawmaker, who survived the crash and a former interior minister were also implicated in the scandal, but have not been tried because they have parliamentary immunity. 37. A government minister must be tried in the Supreme Court and only after the legislature has lifted his parliamentary immunity. 38. A parliament committee scheduled to decide Thursday morning whether to lift the parliamentary immunity of Berisha and five other Democratic Party members delayed its session until midday. 39. A lawmaker, who survived the crash and a former interior minister were implicated in the scandal, but were not tried because they have parliamentary immunity. 40. A senate seat would give him parliamentary immunity and allow him to be freed. |
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