Legal opinion on the status of the criminal proceedings pending against the person who obtained the mandate of a Deputy to the Sejm of the (...) Cover Image

Opinia prawna na temat statusu postępowania karnego toczącego się wobec osoby, która uzyskała mandat posła na Sejm RP w trakcie kadencji
Legal opinion on the status of the criminal proceedings pending against the person who obtained the mandate of a Deputy to the Sejm of the (...)

Author(s): Wojciech Odrowąż-Sypniewski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Poland; Deputy; mandate; criminal proceedings;

Summary/Abstract: According to the author, the provisions of the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a Deputy or Senator leave no doubt that in the case of Deputies who have received the seat during the term of the Sejm, the rule on the suspension of criminal proceedings applies only to criminal proceedings initiated before date of assuming the seat, i.e. prior to the day of publication in Monitor Polski of the order of the Marshal of the Sejm concerning filling of the mandate. As indicated in the opinion, a Deputy, against whom criminal proceedings has been instituted before the day of his/her election, may apply to the Sejm with a request for suspension of criminal proceedings until the expiry of the mandate.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 187–190
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish