The developments in the case of Eva Kaili are explosive, who was being held in the women's wing of St Gilles prison but has reportedly been transferred to the new prison created in the Haren district, in the north-eastern part of the Brussels region. This is not confirmed information, but this has been circulating in Brussels in recent minutes, according to ERT correspondent Irini Zarkadoula.
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The focus now turns to the judge's decision tomorrow, whether to release her on parole or not allow her to come out. According to reports, she has a lawyer who is of Greek origin and is considered one of the top to be able to handle a case like this with a judge who is too strict. She is considered one of the most intact in financial crime cases, so she needed a very strong lawyer. Her lawyer, according to reports, is Andre Rizopoulos.
At the same time there is a report that through her lawyer she was asked to resign and Ms. Kaili refused.
As for Strasbourg, the Conference of Presidents will officially take place tomorrow morning, but at the beginning of the plenary session we will have a statement by the President of the European Parliament and the leaders of the political groups in relation to the case. The Conference of Presidents did not take place today, because according to the statute it has to be in front to defend itself. So it is an issue they are trying to resolve.
In addition to the Greek MEP, her partner Francesco Giorgio, a close associate of former Euro-socialist MEP Antonio Panceri, who has also been jailed and is considered the mastermind of the bribery scandal, has been taken to prison. A Brussels lobbyist, whose identity is not known, also remains in jail.
"It is an ongoing process. Of course, the news is worrying, very, very worrying. These are very serious accusations" said Josep Borel.
According to the Belgian Le Soir, Giorgie was arrested while leaving the house where he was staying with the Greek MEP. 16 arrests and house searches followed. In Panceri's house 600,000 euros in cash were found, while in Kaili's house 150.000 euros in bags and suitcases, as well as gifts from Qatar, while her father was arrested with a suitcase containing 600,000 euros
[/P]"Many MEPs are concerned about the political consequences.EU is at loggerheads with Hungary, mainly over corruption issues, difficult to continue this conflict after such a scandal" a France 2 journalist assessed.
And while the Qatari government rejects any involvement in the scandal
citing unfounded accusations, an Italian MEP reveals that in 2019 he was also approached by Qataris. As Dino Giaruso said "Qatar was targeting the Parliament - as were some of its representatives, so I think they approached a lot of people. I don't think they approached only the vice-president (Kaili) or me or others, I think they approached almost everybody with the aim of convincing the Europeans that [THE QATARIS] were good, that they were good neighbours."At the same time, MEP Mark Tarabella denies receiving money or gifts from Qatar after searches were carried out at his home in the presence of the president of the parliament, as the constitution stipulates for an MP elected in Belgium. According to the Belgian media, however, the investigations will be extended to other persons.
Freezing of the assets of Kaili and her relatives in Greece
The freezing of the assets of the Vice-President of the European Parliament Eva Kaili, members of her family and her partner, the head of the Black Money Laundering Authority, honorary deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court Charalambos Vourliotis.
Mr. Vourliotis reportedly made this move in order to safeguard assets that may be derived from illegal activities and located in Greece (real estate, accounts, companies, etc.).
In addition, the bank accounts of a real estate company based on Skoufa Street in Kolonaki, which, according to initial information, was allegedly recently founded by the MEP and her husband, are frozen.
The freeze has already been notified to the Greek credit institutions, but also to the competent state services (land registry offices) and concerns both the MEP who is being detained and her immediate relatives (parents, brothers and sisters).
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