Can Parliament suspend Joan Ignasi Elena?

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The awarding of contracts by word of mouth under suspicion in Altafulla with several politicians indicted once again puts Parliament in the spotlight. Why? One of the people indicted in the case is the current ERC deputy and former Minister of the Interior, Joan Ignasi Elena, who on Monday declared as indicted before the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC). Elena has dissociated himself from any illegal action in a matter that the defense sees as purely administrative. In fact, he defends his work and honesty, and denies the accusatory narrative that has led to his indictment. Therefore, he hopes it will be dismissed. However, if the indictment leads to the opening of oral proceedings, as happened with the former president of Parliament Laura Borràs in 2022, it will again put the chamber at the crossroads of suspending a deputy for a case of alleged corruption. What does the regulation say? Has it been changed, as promised?