LawmakersvotedcomfortablyinfavorofstrippinghimandformerCabinetmembersTonyCommonandclouduponcityoftheirimmunityfromprosecutionwaiveroftheimmunitythattakesthetrio a stepclosertoextraditiontoSpain, wheretheyarechargedwithsedition.
Spain's foreignministersaidthedecisionwas a signofrespectfortheworkoftheSpanishjusticesystemandas a Europeanlawmakercannotusehisconditiontoquoteprotecthimselffromappearingin a nationalcourt.