Eva Kaili, the European Parliament vice president forced out of office Tuesday and a key suspect in a widening European Union corruption probe allegedly involving Qatar, is set to appear in a Belgian court Wednesday, according to the prosecutor’s office.
BRUSSELS — A key suspect in a widening European Union corruption probe is expected to appear in a Belgian court Wednesday, according to the prosecutor’s office,
potentially offering fresh details on explosive allegations that current and former officials took bribes from Qatar.The suspect, Eva Kaili, was until yesterday one of several vice presidents of the 705-member parliament, but was stripped of her role as she waited in a Belgian jail cell. She has not spoken publicly since her arrest, but her lawyerThe widening probe, already being called the most significant E.U.
Top E.U. officials have vowed there will be full accountability. The European Parliament is “under attack,” Roberta Metsola, the parliament’s president, warned Monday. There will be “no impunity” she said.What is being called “Qatargate” started last week with the first of at least 20 raids across Brussels, including at the offices of the Parliament.
Those charged so far include Kaili, her partner, parliamentary assistant Francesco Giorgi, as well as a former member of the European Parliament, Pier Antonio Panzeri. The head of a Brussels-based union and an unnamed Italian national are also caught up in the investigation, according to the Belgian press.
Belgian officials said they seized “600,000 euros at the home of a suspect, several hundred thousand euros in a suitcase in a Brussels hotel room and about 150,000 euros in a flat belonging to a Member of the European Parliament.”pictures of some of the funds recovered, including one that showed a suitcase full of cash.
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