redstate.com By Brad Slager
Raids have been conducted on homes of current and former European Union members who are the focus of a probe.
Reports out of Brussels are that this weekend, authorities have been conducting a series of raids stemming from an investigation into various Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) over suspicions of corruption and bribery. Over a dozen raids were conducted by Belgium federal police forces concerning alleged offenses of criminal organization, corruption, and money laundering.
The investigation was initiated by one of the factions inside of the EU to look into the issue of corruption over the suspected payments to members by the nation of Qatar. Initially, it was believed outside factions and former members might have been involved but then it was announced that Eva Kaili, a socialist from Greece and one of the more powerful vice presidents of the European Parliament, was among those being held. She has already been stripped of her position inside of parliament.
Also targeted was another socialist member, Marc Tarabella of Belgium. Other arrests involved the leader of an NGO called Fight Impunity, a former MEP named Piet Antonio Panzeri. Kaili’s life partner, who is also involved in the NGO, was also detained. Police also secured one office of another parliamentary assistant who used to work for Fight Impunity, now working as an aide to another Belgian Socialist Party MEP, Marie Arena.
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