Francesco Giorgi, the parliamentary assistant who ended up in prison on 9 December as part of Qatargate together with former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri and his partner and former vice-president of the European Parliament Eva Kaili, left the Saint-Gilles prison to return at his home in Brussels, where he is now under house arrest under the electronic bracelet regime.
This is learned from investigative sources.
Last Thursday the Council Chamber of the Brussels court had resolved for Giorgi's release under electronic surveillance.
A decision which the Belgian federal prosecutor - awaiting news on March 7 on the fate of the investigating judge Michael Claise, rejected by the other MEP in prison Marc Tarabella and currently suspended - did not oppose.
However, the procedures for the suspect's transfer required a three-day wait due to some technical difficulties related to the electronic bracelet, which were resolved this morning.
If there are no further judicial developments, a new review of the precautionary measures against Panzeri's right-hand man will be scheduled for April.