Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?

Amendment No. 1 | Doc. 15307 | 18 June 2021

Committee

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Origin

2021 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 3, after the word “unlimited”, insert the following words:

", and should be enforced while ensuring full respect of the rule of law."

Explanatory note

The amendment aims to highlight the importance of the rule of law, in addition to freedom of speech which is mentioned in paragraph 3.