The appeal hearings of the MEPs Eva Kaili and Marc Tarabella against their continued imprisonment on remand were concluded in Brussels on Tuesday afternoon. In statements to journalists after the hearing, Kaili’s lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos said a decision regarding his client was expected to be announced on March 3. The Belgian authorities recently rejected again… […]
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QatarGate – Eva Kaili saw her daughter for the first time since arriving in Haren prison
MEP Eva Kaili, who remains in custody in Haren women’s prison in Brussels, had the opportunity to meet her two-year-old daughter on Friday. At 17:20 Greek time, her father, Alexandros Kailis, entered the prison with his granddaughter for her first meeting with her mother since the day the former vice president of the European Parliament… […]
QATARGATE: Court rules that Eva Kaili must remain in prison
Belgian judges decided and announced that Greek MEP Eva Kaili must remain in prison for at least another month following her testimony on Thursday because of her involvement in the Qatargate scandal. Her lawyers, as they told the journalists gathered outside the courthouse in the Belgian capital earlier today, argued before the judges that the… […]
Eva Kaili faces move to strip MEP of her seat as Qatar corruption probe widens
The European Parliament’s political leaders meet on Tuesday to vote on ending the Greek MEP’s term in office, as a Belgian probe widens into alleged influence-peddling by the Gulf state. Source Views: 0
Qatar Gate: More raids, Kaili’s assets frozen
After multiple arrests in the alleged bribery investigation, Belgian investigators searched European Parliament offices. Greece said it was freezing the assets of Eva Kaili, a top MEP implicated in the scandal. Authorities searched offices of the European Parliament on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged corruption, Belgian prosecutors said. The investigation concerns allegations that figures working… […]