Lawmaker Eva Kaili, 3 others charged in alleged bribery scheme involving Qatar – By CBS/AP (CBS News) / Dec 14, 2022
A European Parliament member implicated in an alleged corruption scheme involving Qatar will remain in detention until at least next week after her hearing was postponed by a judge on Wednesday, judicial officials told The Associated Press.
Eva Kaili, a Greek-European lawmaker and the vice president of the European Union’s governing body whose term in office was terminated this week by fellow lawmakers, had previously been set to appear before a judge in Brussels on Wednesday alongside three other people who were also arrested in connection with the case. Kaili’s attorneys have said that she denies any involvement in the alleged scandal.
Kaili’s lawyer, André Risopoulos, said her hearing was rescheduled to Dec. 22, but declined to give further details. Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office confirmed the new date, when a judge will decide whether to remand her in custody.
Police have now conducted more than 20 raids, mostly in Belgium but also in Italy, as part of a probe into alleged bribery for political favors. Prosecutors said in a statement they suspect that people “in political and/or strategic positions within the European Parliament were paid large sums of money or offered substantial gifts to influence Parliament’s decisions.”
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