The Liege court stopped investigating the case against European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who is accused of corruption in the purchase of 1.8 billion Covid-19 vaccines for 35.8 billion euros, the publication reported. L-Post Referring to the court decision.
“The Liege court refused to evaluate the claim filed by Frédéric Baldan against Ursula von der Leyen,” the statement said.
The decision was made on January 20, according to the publication.
Von der Leyen was accused of signing a contract for the purchase of the Covid-19 vaccine, whose trials had not yet been completed at that time. It was claimed that the decision was made by him after an SMS correspondence with the president of Pfizer, without prior agreement with EU countries. As a result, 35.8 billion Euros were spent on this from the EU budget.
On 1 April 2024, it was reported that a criminal investigation had been opened against von der Leyen by leading European prosecutors in the case of the purchase of coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer. passed It fell into the hands of the European Union prosecutor’s office. Law enforcement officers checked the facts of “interference with government functions, deletion of SMS messages, corruption and conflict of interest.”
Previously reportedIt was stated that the court will consider the issue of immunity of the EC chairman against corruption charges.
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Source: Gazeta
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