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German Parliaments Lift Immunity of Three MPs for Criminal Probes

A unanimous parliamentary decision enables prosecutors to pursue misconduct allegations against three lawmakers.

Gökay Akbulut bei einer Rede im Bundestag
Die Linken-Bundestagsabgeordnete Gökay Akbulut.
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Overview

  • On June 5, the Bavarian Landtag unanimously stripped AfD deputy Ralf Stadler of immunity, opening a probe into his social media postings.
  • The Bundestag followed with unanimous votes to remove immunity from Linkspartei MP Gökay Akbulut and AfD lawmaker Ingo Hahn.
  • Akbulut is accused of attempted bodily harm after allegedly throwing a bottle at a passenger on a Heidelberg-Stuttgart train.
  • Hahn faces allegations of publishing a manipulated video of a Free Voters parliamentarian’s speech on social media.
  • These decisions underscore cross-party agreement that elected officials must face legal scrutiny rather than rely on immunity to block investigations.