Parliament lifts immunity from prosecution of small leftwing party leader

Parliament connected Tuesday voted to assistance the automatic immunity from prosecution of small leftwing enactment person Zoe Konstantopoulou implicit two abstracted cases of alleged defamation and disrupting a trial.

The archetypal lawsuit against the Course of Freedom enactment person and lawmaker was brought by Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis for alleged defamation and was backed by 162 MPs, with 53 voting against.

The 2nd lawsuit followed ineligible enactment by two members of the judiciary who alleged Konstantopoulou – who is besides a practising lawyer – broke privateness laws and disrupted the functioning of a tribunal during a trial successful the metropolis of Larissa successful cardinal Greece. A total 177 lawmakers voted successful favour of lifting her immunity successful that case, and 54 voted against.

Course of Freedom is the smallest of 8 parties represented successful Parliament, and has 5 lawmakers.