[An Nahar] Slovak politicians have stripped naked in support of a campaign to strip politicians of their immunity from prosecution, a motion which parliament was set to debate on Tuesday.A picture featuring 17 politicians from the liberal Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS)
| Just for clarification, do they mean American-style liberal/progressive, or British-style liberal/libertarian? |
| Whatever their politics, they certainly care about clarity of message. Aren't they having serious snowfalls in that part of the world? |
Slovak politicians are protected from criminal prosecution as long as they hold their four-year mandate, and a number of MPs have evaded punishment for drinking and driving.
SaS initiated a referendum in 2010 on stripping politicians of some of their perks, including immunity, but it failed due to low voter turnout.
"This is the last parliamentary session before the March 10 early election, so it's the last chance to cancel the immunity," SaS politician Martin Chren, who also posed in the picture, told Agence La Belle France Presse.