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Presidential Summaries of Proceedings regarding the lift of legislative immunities of nine opposition MPs have been published by the Speaker's Office of the parliament.
The files were handed over to a Joint Committee formed by members of the Parliamentary Committee for Constitution and Justice.
Seven of the deputies are from the People's Democratic Party (HDP), one is from the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) and one in from the Democratic Regions Party (DBP)
HDP Van MP Muazzez Orhan Işık (1 file)
HDP Van MP Murat Sarısaç (2 files)
HDP Ağrı MP Berdan Öztürk (1)
HDP Diyarbakır MP Remziye Tosun (1)
HDP Diyarbakır MP Dersim Dağ (1)
DBP Diyarbakır MP Salihe Aydeniz (1)
HDP Şanlıurfa MP Ayşe Sürücü (1)
HDP Mardin MP Ebrü Günay (1)
TİP İstanbul MP Ahmet Şık (1)
The process of lifting legislative immunity
Prosecutors send summaries of proceedings against legislators who face charges to the Ministry of Justice.
The ministry sends the filings to the Presidency and it refers them to the parliament's Joint Committee of Constitution and Justice.
If the committee decides to put the summaries on its agenda, a preparatory committee will be set up for each file.
The joint committee has one month to discuss decisions of preparatory committees.
If the committee votes for the lift of immunities, the summaries of proceedings will be sent to the parliament's general assembly.
Lawmakers whose immunities are sought to be lifted will testify before the parliament.
A simple majority of votes is required for the lift of the immunity of an MP.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have a majority in both the committee and the general assembly.
(TP/VK)
