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Paragraph 37
 

The delegation of the Commission was informed that, following the adoption of the Amendment, most of the Members of Parliament for which immunity had been lifted by the Amendment had been summoned and questioned by prosecutors. The deputies of the opposition HDP party refused to follow these summons because they contest the validity of the Amendment. It seems that deputies from the other parties followed these summons. So far, none of the 139 deputies has been arrested but HDP representatives expect that the arrest of deputies of their party is imminent.