In accordance with the definition of “fumus persecutionis” in the explanatory statement of the Donnez report, the term essentially means that immunity will not be lifted if there is reason to believe that the prosecution has been brought with the intention of causing the Member political damage.
Saskaņā ar definīciju Donnez ziņojuma pamatojumā fumus persecutionis ideja būtībā ir tāda, ka imunitāti neatceļ tad, ja tiek pieņemts, ka kriminālprocesa mērķis ir kaitēt deputāta politiskajai darbībai.