Belgium recovers over €1.5M in EU Parliament graft raids
One of the major cash hauls was in a hotel room in the European Quarter of Brussels.
Belgian investigators have discovered more than €1.5 million in cash during searches related to the European Parliament corruption probe, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutor office confirmed to POLITICO.
On Monday, the prosecutor’s office had said that “several hundreds thousands euros” were seized at three locations: €600,000 at the home of a suspect, €150,000 euro at the apartment of a European lawmaker, and “several hundreds of thousands of euros” in a suitcase in a hotel in Brussels.
According to Belgian daily Le Soir, which first reported the sum of more than €1.5 million, the father of former European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was originally detained at the Sofitel in Place Jourdan in the European Quarter of Brussels.
On Monday, the prosecutor’s office had said that “several hundreds thousands euros” were seized at three locations: €600,000 at the home of a suspect, €150,000 euro at the apartment of a European lawmaker, and “several hundreds of thousands of euros” in a suitcase in a hotel in Brussels.
According to Belgian daily Le Soir, which first reported the sum of more than €1.5 million, the father of former European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was originally detained at the Sofitel in Place Jourdan in the European Quarter of Brussels.
