European Parliament
President. –
Before opening the debate, I have a statement to make. I have received from Mr Matsakis a letter and a legal opinion concerning the request from the public prosecutor of the Republic of Cyprus to waive his parliamentary immunity, which was noted by the European Parliament on 13 October 2004. In his letter, Mr Matsakis challenges the public prosecutor’s authority to make such a request. Pursuant to Rule 6(3), the letter has been forwarded to the Committee on Legal Affairs, the only committee competent to deal with such matters, to verify the public prosecutor’s authority to make the request.

