Vice-president Eva Kaili, who was deposed in the corruption scandal surrounding the European Parliament, was released from a Belgian prison on Friday after more than four months. The 44-year-old Greek must now remain in her apartment in Brussels until further notice and wear an electronic tag there.
But at the moment, the joy outweighs her: “My daughter is waiting for me and I am very happy to see her again,” Kaili told reporters of seeing her two-year-old child again. She was speaking in her native Greek and English when she pulled up in a black Mercedes with tinted windows outside her home near the European Parliament in Brussels (see video above). Kaili is seen as the face of the Qatargate corruption scandal. Investigators accuse the former TV presenter of accepting gifts and bribes from Qatar. Kaili denies the allegations.
Qatar and Morocco in sight
Kaili, her partner Francesco Giorgi and other suspects were arrested in early December as part of the corruption investigation. Investigators say they found bags full of cash on Kaili’s property. According to Belgian judicial circles, the investigators found 150,000 euros in the shared apartment with Giorgi and another 750,000 euros from Kaili’s father in a Brussels hotel.
In total, the detectives collected 1.5 million euros during the house searches. With Kaili’s release, all five suspects in the scandal are now under house arrest. The Belgian judiciary accuses them of corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization. In addition to Qatar, Morocco is also said to have tried to influence EU policy with monetary donations. Both countries deny the allegations.
Source: Krone
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