Parliament Chairmanship hinders lifting immunity of some MPs, says MP

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The member of the Legal Committee, Azad Abu Bakr, assured “There are demands to lift immunity of some MPs yet the Parliament Chairmanship does not present these demands within parliament agenda.”

He stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “Lifting immunity of any MP or Minister must be done through a demand to be submitted by the Federal Court to the Parliament Chairmanship,” noting that “No any other side can lift the immunity of MPs or Ministers.”

It is worth mentioning that there are demands submitted for the Parliament Chairmanship to lift immunity of some MPs who face charges related to terrorism and corruption.