The Committee on Transparency and Statutes of Representatives agreed this Tuesday to lift the parliamentary immunity of BB MP Mariana Murtagua, to constitute her as a defendant in the A defamation lawsuit involving businessman Marco Gallinha. This point of the meeting took place behind closed doors, but the committee chairman finally signaled to reporters the approval of the opinion that was on Tuesday’s agenda.
According to an official source in BE, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Deputy Mariana Murtagua That the blogger be accused in a defamation lawsuit brought by the Global Media Group Leaderwhich owns Diário de Notícias (DN), Jornal de Notícias (JN), and TSF, among others.
The case dates back to March 2022. When Mariana Murtagua points out Marco Galinha’s connections to the Russian oligarchsincluding a publication in BE’s online newspaper – Esquerda.net.
This Tuesday, after the decision became known, Mariana Murtagua left a message on Twitter, ensuring that nothing she had previously said would be withdrawn and declaring that “Marco Galinha is using the courts to try to intimidate those who stand up to him.”
Marco Galinha uses the courts to try and intimidate those who stand up to him. I did not resort to parliamentary immunity and accepted the accusation of labeling an oligarchy an oligarchy. Leivikov is Galinha’s father-in-law and business partner. I leave the denunciation I said and repeat it word for word. https://t.co/oLZA4KYlgJ
– Mariana Mortagua (@MRMortagua) January 17, 2023
I did not resort to parliamentary immunity and accepted the accusation of calling the oligarchy an oligarchy. Leivikov is Galinha’s father-in-law and business partner. I leave the condemnation I made and repeat it word for word,” he wrote.
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