According to media reports, former European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili has been allowed to leave prison under certain conditions in the EU corruption scandal. After about four months in prison, the Greek woman was allowed to spend further detention under house arrest with electronic monitoring, the media reported on Wednesday, citing Kaili’s lawyer and the prosecutor’s office. She was the latest suspect in the scandal who served her pre-trial detention in prison.
The bribery scandal that came to light at the end of last year concerns alleged influence by the governments of Qatar and Morocco on decisions by the EU parliament. The public prosecutor accuses the suspect of corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization.
The mastermind Panzeri was already fired last week
Alleged mastermind Antonio Panzeri was released from prison last week. In January, he signed an agreement with the prosecutor’s office in which he promised to cooperate extensively in clarifying the scandal.
Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella was released on Tuesday and placed under house arrest. That has been the case for Kaili’s partner Francesco Giorgi since the end of February. European parliamentarian Andrea Cozzolino is also under house arrest in Naples for possible involvement in the scandal.
Source: Krone
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