Romanian MEP Corneliu Vadim Tudor, who is under criminal investigation for assault and disobeying court orders, appeared Friday before the prosecutors of the Supreme Court, but refused to make any statement, invoking his immunity as member of the European Parliament.

Tudor's attorney, Mariana Stefan, said the charge of assault was changed to disturbing the peace. The charge of disobeying a court order still stands. Tudor and his defense argued that the events of January 4 constituted political action, therefore there are grounds for invoking immunity as MEP.

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