The administration of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) has removed the name of MP Sami Ben Abdelali (Constituency of expats in Italy) from the list of MPs published on the parliament’s official website.
In a statement to TAP news agency on Monday, Sirine Mrabet, Assessor to the Speaker in charge of Information and Communication, noted that MPs, especially those belonging to the Independent National Bloc, were surprised by the absence of MP Sami Ben Abdelali’s name from the list of deputies.
“The ARP Bureau has not met since the beginning of the current month of August and therefore the request to lift Ben Abdelali’s immunity has not been considered,” she added.
She clarified that the reports of the Rules Committee on the matter were received on July 30, the beginning of the parliamentary recess.
Mrabet stressed that, according to the rules of procedure, the Parliament’s Bureau must review these reports and decide on a plenary session within 12 days of receiving the committee’s reports.
“No data, such as a judicial decision or otherwise, has been received that would require an acceleration of the examination of this case,” she added.
The Ministry of Justice last June 2 submitted a request to the ARP to lift the immunity of the MP in connection with a case of suspected embezzlement brought against him by the Tunisian consulate in Palermo.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse