Apparently nervous about losing votes in Sunday's general elections, even political parties that had previously backed the president supported the move to strip him of immunity from prosecution in a historic session of Congress on Tuesday.
Prince Nasser faces a legal challenge in London to strip him of immunity from prosecution over allegations that he was implicated in the alleged torture of protesters during an uprising against the ruling family at the height of the Arab spring in 2011.
Mexico's presidential electionThe mayor of Mexico City, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, threatened a campaign of disobedience after Mexico's Congress voted to strip him of his immunity from prosecution over charges arising from a planning dispute.
Mr. Wulff resigned on Friday, after prosecutors asked Parliament to strip him of his immunity from prosecution over accusations of improper ties to businessmen.
BERLIN — Germany's beleaguered president, Christian Wulff, announced his resignation on Friday after prosecutors asked Parliament to strip him of his immunity from prosecution over accusations of improper ties to businessmen.
All the fuss is about the political future of the city's popular left-wing mayor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.For almost a year now, attempts to strip him of his immunity from prosecution (a process known as a desafuero) have been proceeding through the political system.
On Wednesday, Guatemala's highest court stripped him of immunity from prosecution.
Last month, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) banned Lance Armstrong from cycling for life and stripped him of his titles from 1999 to the present, including his seven Tour de France wins.
In August, the Supreme Court stripped him of his immunity from prosecution.
Nor does Cambodia's democracy look very robust: Sam Rainsy, the leader of the opposition, has fled the country after parliament stripped him of his immunity from prosecution.
