Eva Kaili, one of the 14 vice-presidents of the European Parliament in Belgium, was detained in the capital Brussels in connection with the corruption investigation she was involved in, on the grounds that she had received bribes from Qatar. After the operation, which is stated to be the biggest corruption scandal in the European Parliament (EP), the membership of EP Vice President Eva Kaili, whose questioning continues by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) was suspended, while EP President Robert Metsola declined to comment. .
Echoes Continuing
The repercussions of Kaili, one of the EP Vice Presidents, being detained in the corruption operation in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, which hosts the EP, continue.
The Spokesperson of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office stated that the interrogation of Kaili and other detainees continues today.
AP CHAIRMAN MAKES A STATEMENT: WE WILL DO OUR BEST
AP Chair Roberta Metsola said on Twitter, “The AP is steadfastly against corruption. At this stage, we cannot comment on ongoing investigations other than confirming that we are and will be fully cooperating with all relevant law enforcement and judicial authorities. We will do our best to ensure justice is served. ” shared.
The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the AP, to which Kaili is a member, also announced that his membership was suspended.
The Greek opposition party PASOK expelled Kaili from the party yesterday.
According to reports in the Belgian media, Kaili, one of the 14 vice presidents of the AP, and Pier-Antonio Panzeri, a former Italian deputy of S&D and a member of the Italian Articulo Uno Party, Luca Visentini, Secretary General of the International Trade Union Confederation, and Francesco Giorgi, an assistant from the S&D group, were among those detained. taking.
Statement of the Prosecutor’s Office
Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced yesterday that an unnamed Gulf country is suspected of giving large sums of cash and offering gifts of high value to strategically placed people in the EP for several months in order to influence the EP’s decisions.
In the statement, it was stated that a total of 600 thousand euros in cash, computer equipment and mobile phones were seized during the searches made yesterday.
ISTANBUL ORIGINAL
On the other hand, 44-year-old Eva Kaili, who was taken into custody, was known as the “Barbie of the Parliament” and “The Beauty Queen of Politics” in Greece for a while. Former presenter Kaili is the daughter of Alexandros Kailos from Istanbul and the poet-writer Maria Ignatiadu from Thessaloniki.
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