Balkans | Wahid is in custody again in a corruption investigation linked to the Associated Press

In Belgium, in an investigation into corruption and money laundering conducted in connection with the European Parliament, a suspect who was previously pursued with electronic handcuffs is arrested again.

In the statement made by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, it was reported that the previous decision regarding Niccolò Vega Talamanca, director of the NGO “No Peace Without Justice”, submitted to the court today, has been changed by Brussels. Appellate court.

In the statement, the statement stated that Talamanca was transferred to the protective custody process and that the court extended the period, and that Talamanca will be returned to prison after this decision.

It was announced that the hearing for the former Italian deputy of the Associated Press, Pier Antonio Panziri, who appeared before the judge again with Talamanca, has been postponed to January 17 at Panziri’s request.

In the investigations of corruption, bribery and money laundering conducted by the Belgian authorities, inspections were carried out at many points, 1.5 million euros in cash were seized and 4 persons were detained.

Those arrested are Greek MP Eva Kayli whose position as deputy speaker of parliament has been terminated, former Italian MP Pier Antonio Panzieri, Kayli’s partner and European Parliament aide Francesco Giorgi, and Niccolo Vega, director of an NGO working on rule of law issues. It was announced that in Talaman. Kylie and Georgie are also still in jail.

These people were alleged to have taken bribes from Morocco and a Gulf state to influence economic and political decisions in the European Parliament. Qatar, which was reported in the news on the matter, denied these allegations.

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