An appeals court in Brussels is due this Tuesday. Extension of the prison term of one of the detainees as part of the anti-corruption operation for alleged bribery by Qatar MEPs and their deputies of the European Parliament to gain political and economic weight in the EU.
In particular, the court denied lobbyist Nicolo Figa-Talamanca’s requestAccording to the news of the newspaper ‘Le Soir’, who instructed the NGO No Peace Without Justice to cancel his detention using the electronic wristband method, thus confirming the prison regime.
On the other hand, the defense of the former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, The founder of the NGO Fight Impunity (Fight Impunity, English) also attended a court hearing and requested that the hearing be postponed to 17 January.
Brussels Court of First Instance extended the makeshift prison for Eva Kaili last week, The Vice-President of the European Parliament was dismissed after being prosecuted in the corruption case investigated by the Belgian Prosecutor General’s Office.