The Supreme Court has requested a new petition from the European Parliament to be able to take judicial action against Alvise Pérez, a Member of the European Parliament and leader of Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF), in a case investigating alleged crimes of harassment and disclosure of secrets against two MEPs.
The judicial initiative affects Diego Solier and Nora Junco, who ran alongside Alvise Pérez in the European elections and later broke politically with him. For the proceedings to advance, the European Parliament would have to authorize the lifting of the MEP's parliamentary immunity.
This is a new judicial front for Alvise Pérez, who already has other proceedings pending before the Supreme Court since his arrival at the European Parliament.
What the Supreme Court is investigating
According to the case, the High Court is investigating facts related to alleged harassment of both MEPs after they left Alvise Pérez's political circle.
Among the reported facts is the alleged dissemination of personal contact details and actions that, according to the complaint, would have resulted in threatening messages, insults, and pressure campaigns.
The Supreme Court's request does not imply a conviction or a judicial conclusion on the facts, but rather the necessary procedural step to formally investigate an MEP protected by parliamentary immunity. The magistrate in charge of the proceedings has thus activated the mechanism that requires the decision to be transferred to the European Parliament.
What is a petition and why it matters
A petition is the procedure by which a judicial authority requests authorization from the corresponding parliamentary chamber to take criminal action against one of its members when they enjoy immunity. In this case, as it concerns a Member of the European Parliament, the decision rests with the European Parliament.
Without that authorization, the judicial proceedings cannot proceed normally with respect to the facts covered by parliamentary protection. The request therefore represents a key step in the judicial course of the case.
It is not the only open case
This is not the only proceeding affecting Alvise Pérez in the Supreme Court. The request now made public is in addition to other open judicial fronts that have already required the activation of similar mechanisms before the European Parliament.
The accumulation of judicial proceedings increases the pressure on the SALF leader during his time as a Member of the European Parliament, although each case follows its own independent course.