The European Parliament adopted a decision to waive the immunity of Georgios TOUSSAS (GUE/NGL, EL).
The request for waiver of the immunity of Georgios Toussas came from the Piraeus Court of First Instance in order to enable it to conduct the criminal proceedings started as a result of an alleged breach of trust resulting in damages exceeding EUR 147 000.
Georgios Toussas raised the point that the criminal proceedings against him possibly constitute a political persecution directed at him. However, no grounds for fumus persecutionis were found in this case.
As a result, the European Parliament decided to waive the parliamentary immunity of Georgios Toussas.