There is no immunity for members of the Council of Representatives except when an arrest warrant is issued for an unclassified felony

 

 

 

 

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  The Federal Supreme Court decided by its decision of 90/federal/2019 on April 28, 2021, to reverse previous court decisions regarding the obtain of the approval of the Council of Representatives for all crimes charged with crimes of felony or misdemeanors or Violations and the court decided to obtain the approval of the Council of Representatives in only one case: the issuance of an arrest warrant for an unclassified crime of the type of felony and otherwise no immunity for the members of the Council of Representatives and the possibility of taking legal action against them directly if any of them are charged with a felony, misdemeanor or offense.

The Court also decided to reverse the court's previous decision on the interpretation of the concept of an absolute majority, as the Court decided that the concept of an absolute majority wherever it was contained in the Constitution was intended to be more than half the actual number of members of the Council of Representatives. A simple majority is meant to be more than half the number of members of the Council of Representatives present after the quorum has been achieved.

With this decision, the court can resolve corruption cases faster than before because most corruption offenses apply to them to describe misdemeanors, and deciding in this concern depends on the lifting of the immunity of the accused if he is a member of parliament.