Circumstances and persons concerned

Criminal charges may be brought against the President, a member of the government, a parliamentarian, the Auditor General or a Judge of the Supreme Court. Criminal charges may also be brought against the Ombudsman, but only on the proposal of the President, and with the consent of the majority of the parliament.

Modalities and procedure

The Legal Chancellor (Ombudsman) makes a proposal to the parliament that criminal charges be brought against the President, a member of government, a parliamentarian, the Auditor General or a Judge of the Supreme Court. Criminal charges may be brought against those concerned with the consent of the majority of the parliament only. Criminal charges may be brought against a Judge during his/her term of office only on the proposal of the Supreme Court, and with the consent of the President.

Consequences

The authority of the impeached person terminates upon the entry into force of a conviction by a court. If the President is incapable of performing his/her duties as decided by the Supreme Court, or if he/she is temporarily unable to perform them as in the cases specified by law, or if his/her powers have terminated prematurely, then his/her duties are temporarily transferred to the Speaker of the parliament.

Have these procedures been applied?   No   

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