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Czech Parliament Votes Against Releasing Babis and Okamura For Prosecution
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On Thursday, MPs will vote on the extradition of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomi Okamura (SPD) for criminal prosecution. The recommendation of the Mandate and Immunity Committee is not to extradite them in both cases. Neither of the coalition politicians want to defend themselves in court. ANO, SPD together with Motorists have a majority of 108 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
Prague - The anti-corruption organization Transparency International (TI) considers Thursday's decision by the Chamber of Deputies not to extradite Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) for criminal prosecution in the case of subsidies to the Stork's Nest a decline in political culture. According to it, the opposition to the extradition of the Prime Minister creates an extremely negative image of the Czech Republic in the international arena and cle…
Czech Parliament Votes Against Releasing Babis and Okamura For Prosecution
The Chamber of Deputies yesterday voted against releasing Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) and parliamentary speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD) for criminal prosecution. All MPs from the government coalition of ANO, SPD and the Motorists voted to reject a court request to release the two politicians for prosecution. This decision was earlier recommended by the mandate and immunity committee of the lower house, in which the three parties have a majorit…
Czech lawmakers decided on Thursday, after a tense debate, that Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Speaker of the House Tomio Okamura will not be stripped of their immunity. The lower house of parliament thus rejected an official request from the judiciary to extradite them for criminal prosecution.
The ruling coalition confirmed that its alliance is solid, at least for now. Its MPs refused to extradite Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomi Okamura (SPD) for criminal prosecution, so both will now avoid the courts thanks to parliamentary immunity. In a speech before the vote, Babiš made a move against the judiciary, claiming that criminal prosecution can be ordered in the Czech Republic.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš spoke mainly about himself in his speech to MPs on Thursday, explaining why he did not want to be extradited for criminal prosecution in the Stork's Nest case. At one point, however, he mentioned a woman who is more connected to him than she would probably like. And who may pay more for the case than Babiš himself.
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