Late on Monday, a proposal to lift parliamentary immunity was approved with unanimous support from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).Following this development, the proposal will be discussed and voted in the general assembly. Regarding the issue, AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Bülent Turan said: "Hopefully, the decision of the commission will be discussed in the general assembly on May 16. I am expecting that second round voting will take place in the late evening of May 18."On April 12, the ruling AK Party submitted a draft proposal to the parliamentary speaker's office to lift parliamentary immunity.The proposal was signed by 316 AK Party deputies before submission."Turkey is conducting its largest and most comprehensive fight against terror to date, while some deputies made statements giving support to terrorism before or after being elected, some gave de facto support and help and some lawmakers called for violence, which created great public disgust," the draft said.The proposal amends the constitution with a temporary clause to remove immunity from prosecution from 129 deputies in Parliament.Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu proposed in mid-March that Parliament should lift immunity from prosecution for all deputies and collectively review the 506 outstanding dossiers. With the dossiers waiting at the Justice Ministry and the prime ministry, the number of motions in Parliament is expected to reach 550. Turkish deputies are immune from prosecution while in office. The police can file "dossiers" against politicians, which can lead to a legal process once the lawmaker ceases to be a member of parliament.MHP Group Deputy Chairman Oktay Vural said that his party is in favor of lifting the immunity of all deputies, except for those at the podium. The MHP, however, voiced support for lifting the immunity of those Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies accused of supporting terror.As of late March, there were 43 CHP, 41 HDP, 22 AK Party and six MHP deputies facing the lifting of their parliamentary immunity. Many deputies had had multiple cases launched into them.The request to lift parliamentary immunity was first made concerning statements by HDP members' supporting PKK assertions of self-autonomy, which were made in December 2015 at the Democratic Society Congress (DTK).