The lifting of the immunity of Giorgos Kyrtsosthe European Parliament decided, following the request of the Athens District Attorney.

The vote to lift the immunity of Mr. Kirtsos took place in the Plenary Session of the European Parliament by a show of hands, as provided for in the procedure.

The request to lift the immunity of Georgiou Kirtsos from the Prosecutor of First Instance of Athens in relation to criminal prosecution, was forwarded by the Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court in a letter dated June 27, 2023 and announced to the Plenary on July 10, 2023.

The District Attorney of Athens has requested the lifting of the immunity of MEP Georgios Kyrtsos, in relation to criminal prosecution for non-payment of a certain amount owed to the Greek State, in his capacity as deputy managing director and legal representative of the publishing company Free Sunday.

It is noted that G. Kyrtsos was elected MEP in 2019 with the ND. In 2022, he was deleted from the ND and since then Mr. Kyrtsos moved from the EPP, to his Group of Liberals.