According to documents that have surfaced on social media, money may have come from Qatar to the Panamanian account of Eva Kaili, the MEP involved in corruption, and her family. The former socialist EP vice-president was able to receive the twenty million euros in several installments, with the involvement of his parents. Kaili's lawyer called the documents fake and maintained his client's innocence.
The president of the Greek Anti-Money Laundering Authority, Haralambos Vourliotis, made an urgent request to the Panamanian authorities in connection with the transfer of an amount of around twenty million euros, which could have been sent from Qatar to an account which, according to the agency, is owned by Eva Kaili or her family, the Brussels Politico news portal. The paper reminds that the Central American country is known as a tax haven, where a serious lack of financial transparency can be discovered.
As previously reported paper, the socialist member of the European Parliament, Evai Kaili, and three of her companions were arrested on December 9 by the Belgian authorities as part of an investigation into a corruption case. According to the police, almost 1.5 million euros were seized during house searches in the Brussels region. Shortly after Kaili's arrest, Greece's anti-money laundering authority froze all assets of the politician and his family. The MEP is currently being held in Haren prison in Belgium, he pleaded not guilty in the corruption case, and even appealed against his request for release, which was rejected by the Belgian court.
The full article of Magyar Nemzet can be read here.
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