00:00The Greek Parliament's Ethics Committee unanimously recommended lifting the immunity of 11 lawmakers
00:08whose names appear in a case file submitted by the European prosecutor as part of its investigation into a farm
00:16subsidy scandal.
00:17The lawmakers are from the ruling New Democracy Party, and all 11 had requested the lifting of their immunity.
00:25Nine of the 11 MPs provided explanations by submitting a written statement,
00:31while only Notis Mitarrakis and Kostas Tsiaras turned up in Parliament.
00:36Tsiaras and Mitarrakis issued a statement saying that the case must be resolved as soon as possible.
00:43The final decision is expected to take place after 19 April.
00:47The investigation looks into whether beneficiaries of agriculture subsidies had made false claims,
00:54with some making claims for land they did not own and exaggerating the number of animals on farms.
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