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EU Parliament Requests Immunity Waiver for Far-Right MEP
EU Parliament asked to lift immunity of German far-right MEP accused of baseball bat attack on teen.
In brief
EU Parliament asked to lift immunity of German far-right MEP accused of baseball bat attack on teen. EU Parliament received request to waive immunity of Arno Bausemer, a German far-right MEP accused of violently assaulting a 14-year-old with a baseball bat during election campaign. Originally reported by EUobserver.
EU Parliament Request
EU Parliament received request to waive immunity of Arno Bausemer, a German far-right MEP accused of violently assaulting a 14-year-old with a baseball bat during election campaign.
Accusation Details
Bausemer admitted to catching a 14-year-old red-handed vandalizing AfD campaign posters and using a baseball bat.
“caught the teenager red-handed”
Alcohol Test Result
Bausemer’s blood test showed an alcohol level of one gram per litre, double Germany’s legal limit.
Immunity Waiver Process
Waiving immunity takes five months on average, but up to a year, to allow prosecution.
The headline
EU Parliament received request to waive immunity of Arno Bausemer, a German far-right MEP accused of violently assaulting a 14-year-old with a baseball bat during election campaign.