The head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe confirmed that Romanowski enjoys immunity as a member of the assembly.
Politics
Controversy over detention of Polish opposition MP who claims to have European immunity
Prosecutors say that his immunity as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe does not cover this case.
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