Eva Kaili is not yet authorized to travel to Strasbourg, France, but the defense has already announced the intentions of the former vice president of the European Parliament to return to work.
Eva Kaili, the MEP and former Vice President of the European Parliament who was arrested on suspicion of corruption and ordered out of house arrest, intends to return to Strasbourg to take up the post for which she was elected.
“From today Eva Kaili is free leave your residence and complete exercise all their rights and obligations derived from their status as member of the european parliamentclarified the defense of the Greek MEP in a statement cited by Politico and where the intention of the former ‘vice’ to return to the Eurochamber is recognized.
Although the claims are to return to work soon, Eva Kaili is prohibited from leaving Belgium, she has no intention of returning to Greece before the process is complete, but permission to travel to Strasbourg in France is not guaranteed either.
The statement makes it clear that the Greek politician “is not intimidated” and, to Politico, one of the lawyers, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, confirmed that the MEP still cannot travel to France, but assured that the issue will be resolved soon. .
Former European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was arrested in Brussels in December as part of an investigation into alleged corruption crimes known as Qatargate. In a first phase, the MEP was detained, but she ended up being transferred to her house, where she was under house arrest.
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Source: Observadora
