The Commission on Transparency and the Statute of Deputies today refused to remove parliamentary immunity from MP and Left Bloc coordinator Katarina Martins so that she could be heard and argue in the context of the complaint filed by Chega.
This point of the meeting was held behind closed doors, but Luce was informed by the chairman of the committee that the opinion drawn up by the socialist MP Isabel Moreira on not waiving the parliamentary immunity of Katarina Martins had been approved by votes in favor of PS, PSD. , BE and PCP and vote against Chega, with the Liberal Initiative not participating in the vote.
This opinion will still be adopted at the plenary session.
This is a complaint filed by members of the Chega parliamentary group accusing the BS leader of defamation following statements made on the night of the last legislative elections a year ago.
At the time, Katarina Martins said, referring to Chega, that “every racist MP elected to the Portuguese Parliament is another racist MP”.
The conclusions of the opinion, which Lusa had access to, said that these statements “were made in the context of confrontation between political parties, therefore the removal of parliamentary immunity could limit the free exercise of parliamentary powers.” mandate of Mrs. Deputy Katharina Martins”.
The document also mentions that this case is one in which the waiver of immunity is not mandatory and that the BE coordinator ruled in favor of waiver of immunity.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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