He faces charges of membership in a criminal organization and money laundering for alleged bribes from Qatar
European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili has been arrested and charged with membership of a criminal organization, corruption and money laundering as part of the investigation into alleged Qatari bribery of people that could influence decision-making in the Eurocámara. Judicial sources report this to the Belgian newspaper ‘L’Echo’ on Sunday.
Vice-President Kaili, who was relieved of her duties in the European Parliament late yesterday, although she retains her position, is one of four persons who, according to the official statement of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, collected by the aforementioned newspaper, have left this morning for the judge on suspicion of “belonging to a criminal organization, money laundering and corruption”. Two other people arrested last Friday have been released.
The Public Prosecutor also confirms that last night the home of a second MEP was searched in connection with a conspiracy in which “third parties with political and/or strategic positions within the European Parliament received large sums of money”. gifts to influence the decisions of the Eurochamber ». Although the judicial authority has not reported the name of this person, the newspaper ‘Le Soir’ designates him as a MEP of the socialist and democrat group Marc Tarabella, citing sources from the police investigation.
Tarabella, 59, and who is currently “not deprived of his liberty”, according to the same sources, is Vice President of the Delegation for Relations with the Arabian Peninsula in the European Parliament and a deputy in the Delegation for Relations with China, according to his profile on the institutional website of the European Parliament.
It should be noted that in an appearance before the European Parliament on November 21, Tarabella deplored the “unilaterally negative” speech against the Qatari labor rights authorities following the deaths of numerous workers during the construction of the World Cup stadiums. Football held now.
Source: La Verdad
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