(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, 06 APR - The Council Chamber of the Brussels court has decided to release former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, who has been in prison since 9 December as part of the Belgian investigation into Qatargate, under electronic surveillance.
This was reported by the Lombard politician's lawyer, Laurent Kennes.
The former socialist MEP, considered the soul of the corruption scandal within the European Parliament, had repented in January, negotiating with the justice an effective year of imprisonment which will start once the trial is over.
The politician should be released from the Brussels prison of Saint-Gilles in the next few hours.
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