Communicated on 4 January 2018
FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 609/14
Gábor SCHEIRING and Rebeka Katalin SZABÓ
against Hungary
lodged on 20 December 2013
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application essentially concerns the obligation of the applicants, opposition Members of Parliament, to pay a fine imposed on them by Parliament on the Speaker’s proposal on 12 December 2013 for their behaviour seriously disrupting the proceedings of a parliamentary session.
QUESTION tO THE PARTIES
Has there been an interference with the applicants’ freedom of expression within the meaning of Article 10 § 1 of the Convention, in particular having regard to their role as elected Members of Parliament in participating in debates of public interest and scrutinising decisions of the Government (see Karácsony and Others v. Hungary [GC],
nos. 42461/13 and 44357/13, ECHR 2016 (extracts))?
No.
Firstname LASTNAME
Birth year
Place of residence
Representative
Gábor
SCHEIRING
1981
Budapest
Dániel Karsai
Rebeka Katalin SZABÓ
1977
Budapest
Dániel Karsai
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