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Advertisement Strasbourg.The EU Parliament has not lifted the immunity of left-wing extremist, EU representative and suspected violent perpetrator Ilaria Salis.In the secret vote, only one vote was missing so that the woman, whom Hungarian authorities accuse of being involved in attacks by the so-called Hammer Gang in Budapest, was no longer exempt from prosecution. The European politician from the right-wing ESN group, Mary Khan (AfD), described the vote result as a “slap in the face” to the victims of the “outbreaks of gang violence in Hungary”.In this way, Salis could evade jurisdiction and her responsibility.“This makes it official: The majority of the EU Parliament is protecting a left-wing extremist violent criminal,” emphasized Khan. Salis, on the other hand, was pleased."This result is a victory for democracy, the rule of law and anti-fascism. This decision shows that resistance works," said the left-wing extremist, according to Politico.The election results prove that “authoritarian forces can be fought and defeated when elected representatives, activists and citizens work together for democratic values.”The Italian claimed that Hungary's allegations were false and politically motivated. EPP MP's voting machine doesn't work A member of the Christian Democratic EPP group, the CSU politician Markus Ferber, complained that his voting machine did not work during the vote and asked for a repeat.But the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola from the Maltese Christian Democratic party Partit Nazzjonalista, rejected this. Most recently, in September, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee rejected a request from Hungarian authorities to extradite the 41-year-old (JF reported).Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán then accused the EU of applying double standards and favoring left-wing extremist criminals.Orbán emphasized that Salis belongs in prison and not in parliament. Salis was in prison for over a year Salis was arrested in February 2023 for serious attacks on political opponents in Hungary and held in custody for more than a year.She is accused of involvement in attacks by a left-wing extremist group that is said to have connections to the so-called Hammer Gang around Lina E. (JF reported).Several victims suffered broken bones and other injuries.In Hungary she faces up to eleven years in prison if convicted. The teacher was elected to the EU Parliament in June 2024 – for the left-wing extremist alliance “Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra”.This is also how her immunity began.(lb)