A bank in Belgium was used to withdraw a large part of the 1.5 million euros from the bank. euros seized by the Belgian authorities from the house of Eva Kaili, her father and the Italian former MEP Panjeri.
This is according to an article in L'Echo, adding that the authorities are now seeking from which banks, but also from which person the amounts were withdrawn, as well as the beneficiary of the bank account in which they were deposited.
Following the "follow the money" practice, authorities say they will also trace the original route of the money, but it will take a long time to "tie up" the case.
The Belgian prosecutor's office was asked to comment on the article, but citing confidentiality, it neither confirmed nor denied what the newspaper wrote.
The same article states that some of the seized banknotes were new, printed in Belgium, which may be another clue that the authorities will investigate.
Finally, fingerprints will be taken from the seized banknotes and their plastic packaging and compared with those of the defendants and other persons allegedly involved in the Qatari corruption case.
The revelation of the €1.5m. EUR
In total, more than 1.5 million euros in cash were discovered at the home of former Italian MEP Pierre Antonio Panceri and Greek MEP Eva Kaili, according to evidence that came to light on Tuesday afternoon.[BR]During a search of Panceri's home in Brussels, investigators from the Federal Judicial Police had discovered around 600,000 euros. Adding to the money found in the possession of Kaili's father and at the home of the latter and her partner Francesco Giorgio in Brussels, the massive search revealed more than 1.5 million euros.
Recall that Kaili's father had been arrested by investigators at the Sofitel hotel in Brussels, in possession of a suitcase full of cash. This development allowed the investigators and the investigating judge to search Ms Kaili's house without requesting a waiver of parliamentary immunity. A significant amount of money was found in bags at her residence, which was seized along with valuables believed to have been given to her by Qatari officials.
Eva Kaili claims through a lawyer that the money is not hers, although she does not specify to whom it belongs.
Source: Proto Thema
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