Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-12-01-Speech-4-239-000"
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"en.20111201.35.4-239-000"2
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"A Member of the European Parliament, Luigi de Magistris, has requested the defence of his parliamentary immunity, a request that relates to a writ of summons filed against him before the Court of Naples on behalf of Bagnolifutura SpA, a company domiciled in Naples engaged in design and in soil remediation, in connection with press releases issued by him and published on his website. According to the writ of summons, statements made in those press releases constitute libel, resulting in a claim for damages. In those press releases, Luigi de Magistris published information relating to a follow-up written question to the European Commission, in which he asked for additional details concerning public procurement irregularities noted in May 2009 by the Commission. He asked for more details about an alleged waste of public funds in the area of Naples where Bagnolifutura conducts its business. The facts of the case, as presented in the writ of summons and in Luigi de Magistris’s written submissions to the Committee on Legal Affairs, indicate that the statements made do have a direct and obvious connection with Luigi de Magistris’s performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament. At the same time, however, as Luigi de Magistris was acting within the framework of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament in publishing the press releases in question, Parliament has decided to defend his immunity and privileges."@en1
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