Qatar: Arena resigns from human rights subcommittee

(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, JAN 11 - Socialist MEP MariaArena, in a letter to the president of the Socialist group Iratxe Garcia Perez, announced her resignation as president of the Subcommittee for Human Rights (Droi) of the Eurochamber, at the center of the events regarding the inquiryQatargate.

"I say in a loud voice that I am not involved in this matter in any way. But, in light of the political and media attacks of recent weeks, which damage not only my image, but also all the work done in the subcommittee, I have decided to resign as president", wrote Arena in the letter, viewed by ANSA.

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