Committee to recommend stance on lifting immunity of Babiš (ANO) and Okamura (SPD)

The Chamber of Deputies’ Mandate and Immunity Committee is set to recommend whether lawmakers should lift the immunity of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and SPD leader Tomio Okamura (SPD) to allow criminal prosecution. Committee members have reviewed case files and heard statements from both politicians. This time, the committee is expected to advise the full chamber not to comply with the court requests. The plenary vote is scheduled for early March. The governing majority of ANO, SPD and the Motorists holds 108 seats in the 200-member chamber. Babiš faces charges linked to a 50-million-crown subsidy for the Čapí hnízdo resort. Okamura is accused of incitement to hatred over campaign posters. Both deny wrongdoing and call the cases politically motivated.