EU committee votes to lift immunity from two MEPs amid ‘Qatargate’ inquiry
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#68CN4)
European parliament expected to back committee and strip Marc Tarabella and Andrea Cozzolino of immunity from prosecution
A European parliament committee has voted to lift immunity from two MEPs after a request from Belgian authorities investigating the Qatargate" bribery and corruption scandal that has shaken the EU assembly.
MEPs on the European parliament's legal affairs committee voted unanimously with no abstentions on Tuesday to strip immunity from Belgium's Marc Tarabella and Italy's Andrea Cozzolino.
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