After being arrested for corruption, EU Vice President Eva Kaili was also suspended on Saturday night. This has been announced by a spokeswoman for parliament speaker Roberta Metsola. Metsola denied the 44-year-old “effective immediately all powers, duties and duties” as her deputy.
As reported, Kaili and four other suspects, including her partner, were arrested at the EU Parliament in Brussels on Friday. The reason is investigations into suspected bribery and corruption, money laundering and attempts to influence political decisions by the Emirate of Qatar, the host of the current World Cup football. There were a total of 16 searches.
removal from the party
Parliament, which likes to see itself as a pioneer in the fight against corruption, is in danger of suffering enormous damage to its image. Former TV presenter and former EU Vice President Eva Kaili has become the face of the scandal. The 44-year-old Greek woman was elected to parliament for the PASOK-KINAL party, which belongs to the Socialist Group. She was immediately banned from this. There is “no tolerance” for corruption, it said. “In such a case, we are uncompromising,” said spokesman Dimitris Mantzos. The differences between Kaili’s views and the party’s values are “important and irreconcilable”.
That is why party leader Nikos Androulakis distanced himself from Kaili months ago. He once described the MEPs as the “Trojan horse” of the Greek ruling party ND (Nea Dimokratia).
It remains to be seen whether the allegations against Kaili and four other people with Italian citizenship (including a former MEP, his wife and daughter) will be well founded. On Sunday, the Belgian judiciary will decide whether the five will remain in prison.
European Parliament: “Credible allegations”
The European Parliament assumes “credible allegations of bribery and corruption” and criticized the World Cup award to the desert state of Qatar two weeks ago in this regard. The organizer of the World Cup has been criticized for years for its human rights record and the conditions for foreign workers. Numerous members of the then FIFA executive committee, which awarded the 2010 World Cup to Qatar, have now been convicted of corruption. However, Qatar’s leadership itself has always denied allegations of bribery.
Source: Krone
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