The crimes that legislators commit during their mandate will be the direct competence of the Supreme Court of Justice.
This Thursday, December 10, 2020, the Congress of Peru approved a reform that modifies article 93 of the constitution and eliminates parliamentary immunity. 103 legislators voted in favor, while 14 against and 3 abstentions were reported.
The Peruvian Congress approved the reform of the country’s Carta Maga, to eliminate parliamentary immunity. In other words, the crimes that legislators comment on during their mandate will be the direct competence of the Supreme Court of Justice.
Article 93 of the Peruvian constitution established that legislators: “They are not responsible before any authority or judicial body for the opinions and votes that they cast in the exercise of their functions.” However, this will change with the reform approved by Congress
On the other hand, the magistrates of the Constitutional Court and the ombudsman will also have to adhere to the elimination of immunity.
Several legislators consider that this change is “good for the country”, because, on occasions, some congressmen have adhered to their immunity when a case of corruption is proven to them.
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