
Pending one more month remains a former Vice-President of the European Parliament, Eva Kylieas decided on Thursday Judicial Council in Brussels, regarding her participation in Cathargate.
On Thursday night, federal prosecutors announced they were “extending their detention by one month” in connection with an investigation into allegations of corruption in a bribery case involving the host nation of the World Cup. Qatar.
Eva Kylie’s side’s request for release from electronic braceletrefused.
Miss Kylie can practice address against the decision within 24 hours, however, her lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos told Mega TV that there will be no appeal.
What did she say at the hearing?
Eva Kylie’s hearing before the Judicial Council in Brussels ended in the early afternoon and lasted about 1.5 hours, with the participation of her lawyers. demand that she be released with a “bracelet”.
“Ms. Kylie is innocent, she denies all allegations of bribery or corruption,” her lawyer emphasized earlier. Michalis Dimitrakopouloswho developed a line of defense for the MEP and former Vice-President of the European Parliament, which is that she did not know and did not participate in the actions of which her partner is accused.
Eva Kylie also claims that she never owned the money found in their common apartment in Brussels, was never bribed by anyone and had no personal plans for Qatar.
Announcement of the Council of Judges
“As part of a wide-ranging investigation by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Police into an alleged criminal organization linked to corruption and money laundering, a man appeared before a court of first instance in Brussels this afternoon.
By decision this morning, the Council of Judges extended the period of pre-trial detention for E.K. for one month.
If he appeals this decision within 24 hours, he will appear before the Brussels Court of Appeal within 15 days.
Due to the investigation, no further information will be available at this time.
The press will be kept informed of the latest developments in this case through press releases.”
He mortgaged the property he bought in Paros.
At the same time, the Office for Combating Money Laundering, headed by the Honorary Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, operates in our country. Charalambos Vourliotis, decided to reserve a plot of seven acres in Paros bought by Eva Kylie and her husband, Francesco Giorgi.
The decision to freeze was made in the context of the money laundering investigations that are also underway in Greece, at the same time, according to the information, the joint account of the MEP and her husband, through which the money for the purchase of the property in question was transferred, was also frozen.
However, through her Greek lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, the MEP stated a few days ago that the purchase of property in Paros was legal in every respect, and the money for it was justified by her fees and income.
Investigations continue in Italy
Meanwhile, the investigation into the Qatargate case continues, and today the Italian press is busy tracking money allegedly received from Qatar and Morocco by Antonio Panzeri and Eva Kylie’s partner Francesco Giorgi.
The Belgian judiciary has asked Italian judges to “freeze” two bank accounts of Antonio Panzeri and his daughter Silvia Panzeri, according to today’s publication of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. According to the newspaper, the money paid for bribes was most likely credited to these accounts.
Which Italian prosecutor’s office will take all the initiative has not yet been decided, but most likely it will be the judiciary of Lombardy, whose capital is Milan. It is recalled that Italy is already investigating seven “suspicious” accounts of Panzeri, his daughter Francesco Giorgi and trade unionist Luca Visentini.
Source: Kathimerini

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