Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.
Criminal proceedings against Oriol Junqueras Vies.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo.
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Expedited procedure — Institutional law — Citizen of the European Union elected to the European Parliament while being held in provisional detention in the context of criminal proceedings — Article 14 TEU — Concept of ‘Member of the European Parliament’ — Article 343 TFEU — Immunities necessary for the performance of the tasks of the European Union — Protocol (No 7) on the privileges and immunities of the European Union — Article 9 — Immunities enjoyed by Members of the European Parliament — Immunity as regards travel — Immunities as regards sessions — Personal, temporal and material scope of the various immunities — Waiver of immunity by the European Parliament — Request to waive immunity from a national court — Act concerning the election of Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage — Article 5 — Term of office — Article 8 — Electoral procedure — Article 12 — Verification of the credentials of Members of the European Parliament following the official declaration of the election results — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 39(2) — Election of Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage in a free and secret ballot — Right to stand as a candidate at elections.
Case C-502/19. (2019)
Language: Maltese

Wara l-adozzjoni tal-imsemmija liġijiet u ż-żamma tal-imsemmi referendum, il-Ministerio fiscal (l-Uffiċċju tal-Prosekutur, Spanja), l-Abogado del Estado (l-Avukat tal-Istat, Spanja) u l-Partido político VOX (il-Partit Politiku VOX) bdew proċedura kriminali kontra numru ta’ persuni, fosthom O. Junqueras Vies, billi qiesu li dawn kienu ħadu sehem fi proċess ta’ seċessjoni u wettqu, f’dan il-kuntest, fatti li jaqgħu taħt tliet tipi ta’ reati kriminali, jiġifieri, l-ewwel nett, dak ta’ “ribelljoni” jew ta’ “sedizzjoni”, it-tieni nett, dak ta’ “diżobbidjenza”, u t-tielet nett, dak ta’ “miżapproprjazzjoni ta’ fondi”.
O. Junqueras Vies tqiegħed taħt detenzjoni provviżorja matul il-fażi istruttorja ta’ din il-proċedura kriminali, skont deċiżjoni adottata fit‑2 ta’ Novembru 2017 abbażi tal-Artikolu 503 tal-Kodiċi ta’ Proċedura Kriminali. Din id-deċiżjoni ġiet imġedda diversi drabi minn dakinhar, b’tali mod li l-persuna kkonċernata kienet għadha f’dentenzjoni provviżorja meta ġiet ippreżentata t-talba għal deċiżjoni preliminari li hija bbażata fuqha din is-sentenza.

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