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From · plenary report· 25 Apr 2025

A-10-2025-0078

on the request for waiver of the immunity of Petras Gražulis

To · adopted text· 6 May 2025

TA-10-2025-0068

Request for the waiver of the immunity of Petras Gražulis

AI:What changed, in short

The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: no substantive alterations.1234

0 changes of substance · 3 formal · 2 of wording only

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Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.

Changes of substance · 0

None: the changes are formal or of wording only.

3 formal changes: legal basis, citations, references, corrections

Change 2 Formal

AI summary:Updates punctuation and adds 'whereas' to improve flow; no substantive change.

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Changed:B. whereas the application states that Petras Gražulis is accused of publicly making remarks ridiculing, denigrating and humiliating a group of people, and expressing contempt for them on account of their sexual orientation, while in the corridors of the Seimas (parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter ‘the Seimas’) on 26 May 2022, during a discussion with a cameraman at the end of the Seimas session on the registration of civil unions, which was filmed and broadcast by the media; whereas the offence of which Petras Gražulis – at that time a member of the Seimas – is accused dates back to 2022,2022; whereas the preliminary investigation took place in 2022 and 2023, and the case was referred to the Vilnius Regional Court in January 2024; whereas, at that time, Petras Gražulis enjoyed immunity as a member of the Seimas, but on 16 November 2023 the Seimas gave its consent to criminal proceedings being brought against him;

Change 3 Formal

AI summary:Adds the definite article 'the' before 'waiver'.

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Changed:D. whereas the alleged offence and the subsequent request for the waiver of his immunity are not related to an opinion expressed or a vote cast by Petras Gražulis in the performance of his duties within the meaning of Article 8 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union;

Change 4 Formal

AI summary:Updates citation format and wording: 'Article 9, first paragraph, point (a)' and 'provides'.

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Changed:E. whereas Article 99, subparagraphfirst 1(a)paragraph, point (a), of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union statesprovides that Members of the European Parliament enjoy, in the territory of their own state,State, the immunities accorded to members of the parliament of thattheir state;parliament;

2 changes of wording only

Change 1 Wording

AI summary:Rephrases the request: 'sent a request for' becomes 'requested'.

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Changed:A. whereas, by letter of 16 September 2024, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania sent a request forrequested the waiver of the immunity of Petras Gražulis, in connection with an alleged offence under Article 170(2) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania, namely publicly ridiculing a group of people and expressing contempt for them on grounds of their sexual orientation;

Change 5 Wording

AI summary:Rephrases 'namely' to 'which is to say' and 'damage' to 'undermine'.

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Changed:I. whereas, in this case, Parliament has found no evidence of fumus persecutionis, namelywhich is to say factual elements indicating that the intention underlying the legal proceedingproceedings mayin bequestion is to damageundermine the Member’s political activity in herhis capacity as a Member of the European Parliament;