In "temporary custody" is European Parliament vice-president, Eva Kaili, as police authorities in Brussels investigate her connection to the corruption and bribery scandal from Qatar.
As protothema.gr was informed by Brussels, at this stage of the investigation, the term "arrest" is not the exact, as in Belgium the procedure is referred to as "detention until the suspect is heard" ("interpellation pour audition").
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This means that, in practice, Ms. Kaili is deprived of her freedom until she testifies as a suspect for the acts she is accused of. In France, the equivalent term is (police) detention ("garde à vue").
According to protothema.gr's information, Ms Kaili will be formally arrested if the investigating judge issues an arrest warrant -which must happen within 48 hours, otherwise she will have to be released.
According to protothema.gr's information, Ms Kaili will be formally arrested if the investigating judge issues an arrest warrant -which must happen within 48 hours, otherwise she will have to be released.
It is worth noting that the Belgian authorities have been investigating Qatar's links to the European Parliament, NGOs and other Brussels-based organisations for several months and it was no coincidence that the Brussels police officers and investigators involved in the operation chose to make the arrests on 9 December, World Anti-Corruption Day.
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The European Parliament will not make any official statements while the investigation is ongoing, President Roberta Metsola said. As she said in a Twitter post, "at this stage, we cannot comment on any ongoing investigations, except to confirm that we will fully cooperate with all relevant law enforcement and judicial authorities. We will do everything we can to assist the administration of justice."
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