Commission Recommends Rejecting Robert Golob’s Parliamentary Immunity

Slovenia’s parliamentary commission has recommended that Robert Golob be denied immunity, clearing the way for criminal proceedings linked to the Bobnar case. Parliament is scheduled to make the final decision on Wednesday.

Golob has already told parliament that he will not rely on his immunity as a member of parliament. He also informed parliamentary speaker Zoran Stevanović and the Mandate and Immunity Commission that he would not request a parliamentary vote to recognize his immunity.

The prime minister said he would vote for immunity to be denied and for proceedings to begin in the competent court. “I want the criminal proceedings, after a long preliminary investigation since 2022, to end as soon as possible,” he wrote.

Because Golob does not intend to invoke immunity, he said he considered a parliamentary decision on whether proceedings could begin unnecessary. The Special State Prosecutor’s Office notified Stevanović last week that the conditions for proceedings had been met. It alleges that Golob committed the criminal offense of unlawfully giving gifts for illegal mediation while serving as prime minister.

Stevanović and the prosecutor’s office confirmed the notification on Monday but provided no further details. Golob’s lawyer, Stojan Zdolšek, later confirmed that the notification concerned the Bobnar case.

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I want the criminal proceedings, after a long preliminary investigation since 2022, to end as soon as possible.