The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has taken the first formal step to withdraw the immunity of MEP Alvise Pérez, after approving a proposal that supports the request of the Supreme Court. This decision, adopted with 16 votes in favor and one abstention, opens the door for the leader to be investigated and tried in Spain for alleged crimes related to harassment on social media, among others.
The procedure responds to a request sent by the Tribunal Supremo to be able to act against the leader of Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF), in relation to an alleged case of harassment of prosecutor Susana Gisbert. The commission has considered that the investigated facts are not related to the parliamentary activity of the MEP, which implies that they are not protected by the immunity recognized to the members of the Eurocámara.
The final decision, however, will be taken in the plenary session of the European Parliament scheduled for April 28 in Strasbourg, where all MEPs must vote on whether to ratify the recommendation. If it goes ahead, the Supreme Court will be able to continue with the judicial processing of the cases opened against Alvise, advancing in its investigation and eventual prosecution.
Beyond this case, the MEP accumulates several open judicial cases. Among them, an investigation stands out for alleged electoral and illegal financing crimes linked to the 2024 European elections, in which payments worth 100,000 euros from the businessman Álvaro Romillo, known as ‘CryptoSpain’, are analyzed. To this are added other cases for the dissemination of false information about Salvador Illa and for alleged harassment of other MEPs, which places the leader in a complex judicial situation pending the final decision of the Eurocámara.
