Flash development in AP corruption case! Evacuated
The investigation into the corruption and money laundering scandal in the European Parliament (EP), also called Qatargate by the press, continues. After EP member Antonio Panzeri, the court also granted a parole decision for former Belgian EP member Marc Tarabella, who was detained as part of the investigation.
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Antoon Schotsaert, Spokesperson of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, said about Tarabella:that the decision of parole was given on the condition of wearing electronic handcuffs” conveyed.
The information that Tarabella will be able to return home but will carry electronic handcuffs has also been confirmed by Maxim Töller, the former EP’s lawyer. Töller said, “We have just received this news which is refreshing. He is ready for dialogue if the prosecutor’s office and relevant authorities need it,» he said.
Tarabella, whose immunity was lifted as a result of the vote made by the EP General Assembly upon the request of EP President Roberta Metsola, was taken into custody after the decision and was arrested in St. He was sent to Gilles Prison.
Eva Kaili, the former Vice President of the EP, who was arrested as part of the corruption and money laundering investigation that shook the European Union (EU), continues in detention. Former EP member Panzeri, who gained the status of «confessor» by making an agreement with the Belgian judicial authorities, was given a parole decision last week.
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What happened?
In Belgium, on December 9, last year, 16 separate operations were carried out in the capital Brussels in the investigation of corruption and money laundering, and it was alleged that Qatar had bribed people in strategic positions in order to influence the decisions of the EP. Eva Kaili, one of the 14 AP vice-chairmen, former Greek lawmaker, Pier-Antonio Panzeri, member of the Italian Articolo Uno Party, Luca Visentini, Secretary General of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and Francesco Giorgi, assistant from the Group of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), were detained in the framework of the corruption investigation. .
During the raids carried out by the police, 1.5 million euros were seized. Kaili, who has been a member of the EP for 8 years, was dismissed by EP President Metsola. Kaili was also expelled from Greece’s centre-left Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Party, while being suspended from the Socialists and Democrats Group in the EP. Greek authorities froze the assets of Kaili, his wife and close family members.
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Former Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella has been granted parole with the condition of wearing electronic handcuffs as part of the ongoing investigation into the Qatargate corruption and money laundering scandal in the European Parliament. Tarabella, whose immunity was lifted following a vote by the EP General Assembly, was detained and later arrested in St. Gilles Prison. The investigation has also seen the arrest of former Greek MEP Eva Kaili and former Italian MEP Pier-Antonio Panzeri, who was granted a parole decision last week after making an agreement with Belgian authorities. The investigation alleges that Qatar bribed people in strategic positions to influence EP decisions, and during police raids, €1.5m was seized.
