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European lawmaker Eva Kaili, who has been accused of accepting bribes from Qatar, has been ordered to remain in custody as investigations continue into one of the European Union’s biggest ever corruption…

Former European Parliament vice president denied pre-trial release

Belgium court to rule on MEPs detention in graft case

A Belgian court will decide on Thursday whether to keep a Greek MEP in jail pending trial on corruption charges in a graft scandal linked to Qatar that has rocked the European Parliament.

Eva Kaili and three other suspects charged with criminal organization, corruption and money laundering - Click the link for more details

Eva Kaili has been held in custody since December 9, accused of corruption, membership of a criminal organisation and money laundering.

A former European Parliament vice president suspected of being at the center of one of the European Unions biggest corruption scandals is to be kept in prison for at least another month, Belgian prosecutors said Thursday.

A former European Parliament vice president suspected of being at the centre of one of the European Unions biggest corruption scandals is to be kept in prison for at least another month, Belgian prosecutors said Thursday.

A Greek MEP at the centre of a graft scandal rocking the European Parliament and linked to Qatar protested her innocence in a Belgian court on Thursday and asked to be released from detention.Eva Kaili, 44, was "cooperating in an active manner" with the Belgian federal prosecutor's investigation and was requesting to be released under electronic surveillance, her lawyer, Andre Risopoulos, said outside the Brussels courtroom.The judge, who was only deciding custody terms and not we...

Eva Kaili asks a Belgian court to release her from detention under electronic surveillance.