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Lawyers for a former European Parliament vice president suspected of being at the centre of one of the European Unions biggest corruption scandals requested Thursday her release from prison with a police tracking device.

A Greek MEP, Eva Kaili, was ordered Thursday to stay in detention in Belgium over corruption allegations linked to Qatar that have rocked the European Parliament, prosecutors said.Kaili, 44, was one of four suspects arrested earlier this month. She protested her innocence and asked the custody hearing to grant her release under electronic surveillance.But the court ruled against her, ordering that she stay in detention for another month, the Belgium prosecutor's office said.Her lawyers can ...

A Greek MEP, Eva Kaili, was ordered Thursday to stay in detention in Belgium over corruption allegations linked to Qatar that have rocked the European Parliament, prosecutors said.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A former European Parliament vice president suspected of being at the center of one of the European Union’s biggest corruption scandals is to be kept in prison for at least another month, Belgian prosecutors said Thursday. The prosecutors accuse Eva Kaili of corruption, membership

Eva Kaili has become the public face of the alleged corruption case

Eva Kaili is one of four suspects charged with receiving bribes from World Cup host Qatar to influence EU policy.

The Greek MEP who has become the face of the European Parliament's widening graft scandal will spend at least another week in custody before attending a postponed pre-trial hearing, her lawyer said Wednesday.Eva Kaili, a 44-year-old former newsreader and until this week one of the vice presidents of the Strasbourg parliament, is one of four suspects charged with receiving bribes from World Cup host Qatar to influence EU policy.The Qatar government has rejected any claims of wrongdoing as &q...

Eva Kaili is one of four suspects charged with receiving bribes from World Cup host Qatar to influence EU policy.

Eva Kaili awaits bail decision as lawyer says prison strike stopped her attending court

Eva Kaili, whose term in office was terminated this week, had been set to appear on Wednesday before a judge but this was postponed.