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Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
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Aggregated data as of today
| Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Yes | 36 |
| Yes, except for flagrant delicto | 86 |
| No | 54 |
Excluding 6 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended) | Yes | |
| Albania | Parliament | Yes |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Andorra | General Council | No |
| Angola | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | No |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Australia | House of Representatives | No |
| Austria | National Council | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly | Yes |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Parliament (Suspended) | No | |
| Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Belgium | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Belize | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Benin | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Bhutan | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | No |
| Botswana | National Assembly | No |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | No |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Burundi | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Cambodia | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Cameroon | National Assembly | Yes |
| Canada | House of Commons | No |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Chad | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | No |
| China | National People's Congress | Yes |
| Colombia | House of Representatives | No |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Congo | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Yes |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Yes |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | No |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Yes |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | No |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Egypt | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | Yes |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | No information available |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Fiji | Parliament | No |
| Finland | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| France | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | No |
| Georgia | Parliament | No |
| Germany | German Bundestag | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Ghana | Parliament | No |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Grenada | House of Representatives | No |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Yes |
| Guyana | National Assembly | No |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Iceland | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| India | House of the People | No |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Ireland | House of Representatives | No |
| Israel | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives | No |
| Japan | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Kenya | National Assembly | No |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | No |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | Yes | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Yes |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Yes |
| Latvia | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Lesotho | National Assembly | Yes |
| Liberia | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Libya | House of Representatives | Yes |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Madagascar | National Assembly | Yes |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Yes |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives | No |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | No |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Malta | House of Representatives | No |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | No |
| Mauritania | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | No |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | Yes |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | No |
| Monaco | National Council | No |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Yes |
| Montenegro | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | No |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| House of Representatives (Suspended) | Yes | |
| Namibia | National Assembly | No |
| Nauru | Parliament | No |
| Nepal | House of Representatives | No |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | No |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | No |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | Yes, except for flagrant delicto | |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | No |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Norway | Parliament | No |
| Oman | Shura Council | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Pakistan | National Assembly | Yes |
| Palau | House of Delegates | No |
| Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Yes |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | No |
| Philippines | House of Representatives | No |
| Poland | Sejm | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Yes |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Yes |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Russian Federation | State Duma | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Yes |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | No |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Yes |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Yes |
| Singapore | Parliament | No |
| Slovakia | National Council | Yes |
| Slovenia | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | No |
| Somalia | House of the People | Yes |
| South Africa | National Assembly | No |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | No |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | Yes | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | No |
| Sweden | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Switzerland | National Council | Yes |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Yes |
| Togo | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | No |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | Yes |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | Yes |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No |
| Uganda | Parliament | Yes |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Yes |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons | No |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Yes |
| United States of America | House of Representatives | No |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Yes |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | Yes, except for flagrant delicto |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Yes |
| Yemen | House of Representatives | Yes |
| Zambia | National Assembly | No |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | No |