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Belgian prosecutors charged Greek MEP Eva Kaili and three others with corruption on Sunday, according to local media reports.
Kaili was arrested on Friday as part of a major corruption probe by Belgian authorities into an alleged illicit influence campaign by Qatar.
Four of the six people detained by police on Friday, including Kaili, have been charged by prosecutors with offenses related to criminal organization, corruption and money laundering, Belgian newspaper L’Echo reported.
Kaili’s partner, Francesco Giorgi, also was charged, Le Soir reported. Giorgi is a parliamentary assistant to another MEP and a founder of the NGO Fight Impunity.
Also charged was former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, president of Fight Impunity, according to Le Soir. An unnamed lobbyist also was charged, it said.
Kaili’s father, who was also detained in the probe, was released, as was trade union leader Luca Visentini, according to the newspaper.
Kaili was suspended from her role as vice president of the European Parliament after she was arrested in the probe, a spokesperson for Parliament President Roberta Metsola said earlier.
The home of Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella was also reportedly raided on Saturday evening as part of the investigation.
Source: Politico
