On Tuesday, the eight members of the fee who participated within the assembly unanimously determined to submit a draft decision to the Seimas, with which the parliament would fulfill the request of the Prosecutor Basic Nida Grunskienė to permit the MP to be prosecuted.
On the fee assembly held earlier within the morning, the top of the Vilnius District Prosecutor’s Workplace, Justas Laucius, said that there’s sufficient information to prosecute R. Žemaitaitis for public mockery, contempt of a gaggle of individuals and selling hatred towards folks of Jewish nationality.
R. Žemaitaitis himself didn’t take part within the session of the Seimas fee on Tuesday.
Prosecutor Basic N. Grunskienė appealed to the Seimas on Monday with a request to cancel the authorized immunity of MP R. Žemaitaitis within the pre-trial investigation began final Could.
Beforehand, R. Žemaitaitis was questioned as a witness who can testify a couple of legal act he might have dedicated, however he may be prosecuted solely with the permission of the Seimas.
R. Žemaitaitis connects the query of his authorized immunity together with his participation within the upcoming presidential elections and repeats that he doesn’t suppose that his statements incite hatred.
On Could 8, June 13, June 14 and June 15 final 12 months, R. Žemaitaitis printed texts on his Fb account through which he might have publicly mocked, insulted and inspired hatred towards a gaggle of individuals of Jewish nationality.
As a result of similar posts on the Fb community, the impeachment process was began towards R. Žemaitaičius. Final December, the Constitutional Court docket determined to look at the attraction of the Seimas concerning the attainable violation of the oath and gross violation of the Structure.
If the CT finds {that a} member of the Seimas has violated the Structure, the parliament ought to vote on the cancellation of the mandate of R. Žemaitaitis.
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2024-05-16 14:54:32