1. The Bundestag shall appoint a panel to scrutinise the intelligence activities of
the Federation.
2. Details shall be regulated by a federal law.
Article 46: [Immunities of Members] •
Immunity of legislators
1. At no time may a Member be subjected to court proceedings or disciplinary
action or otherwise called to account outside the Bundestag for a vote cast or
for any speech or debate in the Bundestag or in any of its committees. This
provision shall not apply to defamatory insults.
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Legislative committees
2. A Member may not be called to account or arrested for a punishable offence
without permission of the Bundestag, unless he is apprehended while
committing the offence or in the course of the following day.
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Head of state immunity
3. The permission of the Bundestag shall also be required for any other restriction
of a Member's freedom of the person or for the initiation of proceedings against
a Member under Article 18.
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Head of state immunity
4. Any criminal proceedings or any proceedings under Article 18 against a Member
and any detention or other restriction of the freedom of his person shall be
suspended at the demand of the Bundestag.
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Head of state immunity
Article 47: [Right of refusal to give evidence] Members may refuse to give evidence concerning persons who have confided
information to them in their capacity as Members of the Bundestag, or to whom they
have confided information in this capacity, as well as evidence concerning this
information itself. To the extent that this right of refusal to give evidence applies, no
seizure of documents shall be permissible.
Article 48: [Candidature - Protection of membership - Remuneration] 1. Every candidate for election to the Bundestag shall be entitled to the leave
necessary for his election campaign.
2. No one may be prevented from accepting or exercising the office of Member of
the Bundestag. No one may be given notice of dismissal or discharged from
employment on this ground.
3. Members shall be entitled to remuneration adequate to ensure their
independence. They shall be entitled to the free use of all publicly owned means
of transport. Details shall be regulated by a federal law.
