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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-02-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Request for waiver of Mr Ribeiro e Castro's immunity2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010212.3.1-055"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-12-Speech-1-0562
lpv:speaker	lp:Manuel Medina Ortega2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Mr Ribeiro e Castro has been accused of involvement in a crime of slander, a crime punishable under the Portuguese Penal Code of 1982 and under Law No 58 of 1990. The origin of this case is a report on the commercial practices of a private employment agency, broadcast on 16 February 1995 by TVI of which Mr Ribeiro e Castro is director of programmes. During the programme it was stated that the employment agency did not offer serious jobs and charged excessive commissions for searching for jobs, which, furthermore, were very unpromising. The agency brought proceedings against Mr Ribeiro e Castro, and against other employees of TVI, seeking compensation for the damage done to its reputation. Parliamentary immunity is not a privilege designed to benefit individual Members of the European Parliament, but a guarantee of the independence of Parliament and its Members with regard to other powers. The Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market considers that the waiver of parliamentary immunity by the Member does not have legal effects. The alleged offence took place in February 1995, the request was made in May 2000 and the mandate of Mr Ribeiro e Castro did not begin until 17 November 1999, when he succeeded Mr Paolo Portas. Much time has elapsed between the alleged offence and the request being presented; this is an offence which affects freedom of expression, in relation to which this Parliament has always recognised immunity, and the fact that Mr Ribeiro e Castro has asked for a waiver of his immunity does not affect this decision. Consequently, the Committee on Legal Affairs, in accordance with Rules 6(4) and 6(6) of the Rules of Procedure, having examined the reasons for and against the waiver of immunity, recommends that the European Parliament does not waive the immunity of Mr Ribeiro e Castro."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Televisão Independente S.A."1

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