ARTICLE - IMMUNITY OF PARLIAMENTARIANS

BILL TO STRENGTHEN THE IMMUNITY OF PARLIAMENTARIANS!
(Haiti Libre) -

Considering that the immunity of parliamentarians is inadequately protected by the Constitution, Deputy Tolbert Alexis is proposing to the Lower House, a bill to strengthen this immunity.

Composed of three Articles, this project in its first article, indicates that the Deputies and senators can not under any circumstances, be prosecuted for the opinions and votes cast by them in the exercise of their duties...

In its second article, it would become impossible to pursue, arrest, or prosecute a parliamentarian for his statements and opinions expressed, whether at the rostrum of the Assembly, in the debates at meetings, in the Commission's work, in a parliamentary delegation, in a mission abroad, in reports, during official ceremonies, within parliamentary groups or blocks, or at a press conference...

In its third article, this bill prohibits all searches aiming at a parliamentarian, of his office, house or car...

In summary, if this bill were to pass, parliamentarians become legally untouchable... It only lacks a fourth article prohibiting the lifting of immunity for any reason whatsoever, to make the parliament a lawless zone...

In the hard times that is 'crossing' our Nation, we can only note that the concerns of some of our parliamentarians do not concern the country, ... which will surprise no one.