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Eva Kaili, a Greek MEP and former vice president, criticizes Belgium's political environment, claiming it is unsafe for politicians and linking her ongoing corruption investigation to broader issues of foreign influence and political persecution, while denying any wrongdoing.
Eva Kaili, a Greek EU lawmaker and one of the main suspects in the Qatargate cash-for-influence corruption probe, will soon seek to have her house confinement lifted and electronic monitoring tag removed, according to her lawyer. Kaili had been in custody since December and was released to house arrest pending trial on Friday. She has maintained her innocence and pledged to continue to fight the charges.
Greek lawmaker Eva Kaili, who is being investigated over accusations of taking bribes from Qatar and Morocco in exchange for political favors, will be granted house arrest in her Belgian residence. Kaili, who professes her innocence, became the face of the Qatargate corruption scandal that shook the European Parliament. Investigations have revolved around confessions from former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, who allegedly ran a network of lawmakers, NGO leaders, and trade unionists in a bribe-taking scheme.
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, who was arrested in December 2020 for her alleged involvement in a cash-for-favours scheme, has been released from prison and placed under house arrest with an electronic bracelet. Kaili was charged with participation in a criminal organisation, corruption and money laundering. Her arrest sent shockwaves across Brussels and brought to light an investigation into a cash-for-favours scheme that involved "large" sums of money and "substantial" gifts allegedly paid out by Qatar and Morocco in order to influence European policy-making.
Eva Kaili, a Greek MEP charged with participation in a criminal organisation, corruption and money laundering, has been kept in pre-trial detention in the Haren prison in Brussels since her arrest on 9 December. Her lawyer has accused Belgian authorities of keeping her behind bars as a "trophy" and using her detention as a means of pressure to extract confessions. Kaili's detention is based on just two elements: Pier Antonio Panzeri's confession and the phone call Kaili made to her father on 9 December, when she allegedly asked him to remove the bags of cash she had just found out in her apartment.