A vice-president of the European Parliament, the Greek social democrat Eva Kaili, is one of five detainees in the context of the investigation launched by the Belgian public prosecutor’s office.
Euskaraz irakurri: Europako Parlamentuan esku hartzeko eroskeria sare batengatik Qatar ikertzen ari da Belgikako Fiskaltza
One of the five Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament, the Greek Social Democrat Eva Kaili, is one of five arrested in Belgium in the context of an investigation into a possible case of corruption linked to efforts by Qatar, the host country of the Football World Cup, influence parliamentary position.
As reported today by the newspapers “Le Soir” and “Knack”, Kaili, who holds one of the fourteen vice-presidencies of the European Parliament, was arrested this Friday afternoon in connection with this case and his house has been searched by the judicial police.
This agency conducted 16 house searches and house searches this Friday arrested four people, including Kaili’s partnera current collaborator of the Group of Socialists and Social Democrats in the European Parliament, according to the newspapers mentioned above.
The newspapers “Le Soir” and “Knack” had this morning reported the existence of an investigation into an alleged case of corruption, criminal organization and money laundering initiated last July by the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office on suspicion that Qatar had tried to influence the position of parliament.
Investigators of the judicial police have suspected for several months that it is a Gulf state has tried to influence the economic and political decisions of the European Parliament“, reported the federal prosecutor’s office this Friday morning in a statement circulated to the press.
They allegedly did this by “paying considerable sums and offering significant gifts to third parties with an important political or strategic position within the European Parliament,” he added.
Although this institution does not explicitly mention Qatar, the two Belgian media assure that several well-informed sources have confirmed that the investigation, led by a judge specialized in financial crimes, is aimed at this country.
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Source: EITB
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