Greek Socialist MEP Eva Kailione of the vice presidents of the European Parliamentwas arrested in Brussels, in the framework of an investigation into suspicions of corruption involving Qatar.
Kaili was “detained for questioning” by the police, the source said. The MEP is the partner of one of the four suspects arrested a few hours earlier by the Belgian prosecutor for the same case.
The prosecution reported the arrests, which include a former Italian MEP, after finding 600,000 euros in cash in 16 raids in Brussels.
The prosecution suspects that “a Gulf State” influenced “the economic and political decisions of the European Parliament” by paying “substantial sums or offering significant gifts.”
The beneficiaries of these favors would have been people with “an important political and/or strategic position” within the Chamber.
The prosecution avoided identifying the country, although a source close to the case confirmed to AFP that it is Qatar.
He also did not identify the detained former MEP, although the Belgian press points to the Italian socialist Pier-Antonio Panzeri, who held a seat in the European Parliament between 2004 and 2019.
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