Theme
The extent of immunity as a constant subject of discussion
The question of immunity for deputies and senators has been widely discussed in this country for many years. It is not that we have recorded numerous cases of its misuse but rather discussion has focussed on the symbolic value of the institute of immunity which establishes legal inequality between citizens. Members of parliament are the most visible (and in the eyes of citizens possibly the most similar to them) so their immunity is a sensitive matter, the indemnity of the country's president is not called into question in any way, nor is the immunity of Constitutional Court judges, which is entirely comparable to that of deputies and senators, or the immunity of local court judges or the ombudsman. Nevertheless a fairly significant point is often ignored in mass media debates, namely the legitimacy or illegitimacy of this particular case of inequality (are differences in roles/functions the reason for differences in legal protection?).