Belgian police seized € 1.5 million during searches in the case of corruption in the European Parliament in organizing the World Cup in Qatar. This was reported by the Belgian newspaper Le Soir with reference to sources.
According to Le Soir, during a search in the house of the ex-deputy of the European Parliament Pierre-Antonio Pantrari in Brussels, the police seized about € 600 thousand. The publication recalls that the police also removed about € 600 thousand during the search in the house of vice president European Parliament Eva Kylie. In total, the police seized about € 1.5 million, the newspaper does not specify where the searches were still underway.
December 9, it became known about the arrest of the vice-president of the European Parliament Eva Kylie. She and several more deputies of the European Parliament are accused of receiving from Qatar. Kylie does not admit his guilt.