Criminal proceedings against Aldo Patriciello (C-163/10)
law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-163-10/para_33@2026-11-14
Key facts
Court
Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case
C-163/10 · ECLI:EU:C:2011:543
Decided
6 Sept 2011
Procedure
Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunale di Isernia (Italy)
Defendant
Aldo Patriciello
Rapporteur
A. Ó Caoimh
Advocate General
N. Jääskinen
Bench
13 judgesV. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, J.-J. Kasel, G. Arestis, A. Borg Barthet, M. Ilešič, J. Malenovský, A. Ó Caoimh, C. Toader, M. Safjan
33It is clear too from the wording of Article 8 of the Protocol that, in order to enjoy immunity, an opinion must have been expressed by a Member of the European Parliament ‘in the performance of [his] duties’, thus entailing the requirement of a link between the opinion expressed and the parliamentary duties.