My Rights, My Responsibility (Constitution) Series

Constitution of Cambodia (Sept. 1993)

CHAPTER VII: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Article 80

The deputies shall enjoy parliamentary immunity.

No assembly member shall be prosecuted, detained or arrested because of opinions expressed during the exercise of his (her) duties.

The accusation, arrest, or detention of an assembly member shall be made only with the permission of the National Assembly or by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly between sessions, except in case of flagrante delicto. In that case, the competent authority shall immediately report to the National Assembly or to the Standing Committee for decision.

The decision made by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall be submitted to the National Assembly at its next session for approval by a 2/3-majority vote of the assembly members.

In any case, detention or prosecution of a deputy shall be suspended by a 3/4-majority vote of the National Assembly members.