According to sources, Eva Kaili, who was linked to the Qatargate scandal and was imprisoned since December 9, will now be released under electronic bracelet. Kaili, former Vice-President of the European Parliament, had repeatedly tried to secure her release with certain conditions, but it was denied. Her lawyer criticized the “medieval” detention conditions and the fact that she couldn’t see her 2-year-old child regularly. Kaili challenged the decision of her continued detention on remand via appeal in cassation. Marc Tarabella, another MEP targeted in the same case, was released under electronic bracelet on Tuesday. Kaili’s lawyer confirmed that through the intervention of the investigating judge, she was placed under electronic surveillance. Five people accused in the Qatargate case are Pier Antonio Panzeri, Eva Kaili, Francesco Giorgi, Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, and MEP Marc Tarabella. Pier Antonio Panzeri obtained the status of penitent on January 17, and agreed to actively cooperate in the investigation.
Free learns from a reliable source that Eva Kaili, one of the main protagonists of the so-called Qatargate file, will be released under electronic bracelet.
The former vice-president of the European Parliament, mired in the alleged corruption scandal in the European Parliament, had been incarcerated since December 9 in Haren prison.
On several occasions, her counsel had tried to have her released under conditions or, at least, that she could benefit from detention under an electronic bracelet. which he had been denied.
Qatargate: Marc Tarabella released and placed under electronic bracelet
These councils, at the time, had also denounced “medieval” conditions of detention and pointed to the fact that their client had not had the opportunity to see her two-year-old child regularly.
On March 7, Eva Kaili lodged an appeal in cassation against the decision of the indictment chamber which confirmed her continued detention on remand.
Indeed, the chamber of the council had, on February 16, decided to keep the former vice-president of the European Parliament in detention, just as it had been decided for the MEP Marc Tarabella, also targeted in this file. The indictment chamber had therefore confirmed the continued preventive detention, but Eva Kaili then lodged an appeal in cassation to challenge this decision.
Tuesday, we learned that Marc Tarabella will be able to benefit from a release under bracelet. This Wednesday, Free learns that it will be the same for Eva Kaili who, as a reminder, denies any involvement in the facts of which she is accused.
Contacted, Eva Kaili’s lawyer, Me Sven Mary, was very brief. “I can confirm that Mrs. Eva Kaili, through the intervention of the investigating judge, was placed under electronic surveillance. I would not make any comment except that this decision seems to me to be of implacable logic.”, he commented.
Five accused
As a reminder, five people are currently charged in this case: Pier Antonio Panzeri, former MEP and founder of the NGO Fight Impunity, Eva Kaili, the former Vice-President of the European Parliament, Francesco Giorgi, the companion of this ci and former parliamentary assistant to Pier Antonio Panzeri, lobbyist Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, and MEP Marc Tarabella.
In addition, Pier Antonio Panzeri obtained, on January 17, the status of penitent. He therefore undertook to actively cooperate in the investigation. This is being conducted by the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the examining magistrate Michel Claise.
Qatargate: “repentant”, Panzeri will be released from prison
In a turn of events, Eva Kaili, one of the main protagonists in the Qatargate file, will be released under electronic bracelet. Kaili, who had been incarcerated since December 9, had been denied release on several occasions previously. Her lawyer has confirmed the decision and stated that it seems to be of implacable logic. This development comes after the release of MEP Marc Tarabella under similar conditions. The Qatargate scandal involves allegations of corruption in the European Parliament and five people are currently charged in the case. Pier Antonio Panzeri, the founder of an NGO, has already obtained the status of penitent and is actively cooperating in the investigation.