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Article 85. Rights and responsibilities of the Members of the Parliament Member of the Parliament shall decide and vote according to his/her own conviction. Montenegro 2007 (rev. 2013) Page 17 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 27 Apr 2022, 10:50 Member of the Parliament shall have the right to perform the duty of an MP as an occupation. Immunity of legislators Article 86. Immunity Member of the Parliament shall enjoy immunity. Member of the Parliament shall not be called to criminal or other account or detained because of the expressed opinion or vote in the performance of his/her duty as a Member of the Parliament. No penal action shall be taken against and no detention shall be assigned to a Member of the Parliament, without the consent of the Parliament, unless the Member has been caught performing a criminal offense for which there is a prescribed sentence of over five years of imprisonment. Head of government immunity The President of Montenegro, the Prime Minister and members of the Government, the Head of state immunity President of the Supreme Court, the President and the judges of the Constitutional Court, and the Supreme State Prosecutor shall enjoy the same immunity as the Member of the Parliament. Removal of individual legislators Article 87. Cessation of mandate of the Member of the Parliament Mandate of a Member of the Parliament shall cease prior to the expiry of the period for which he/she was elected: 1. By resignation; 2. If he/she was convicted by an enforceable decision of the court to an imprisonment sentence of minimum six months; 3. If he/she was deprived of the ability to work by an enforceable decision; 4. Due to cessation of Montenegrin citizenship;