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Eva Kaili, ousted Vice-President of the European Parliament
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Former EU Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili, accused of corruption, remains in custody for another four weeks.
This was decided by a court in Brussels, as the public prosecutor announced on Thursday evening.
The release with an electronic tag, which their defenders demanded, was denied.
The lawyers for the 44-year-old Greek woman had previously confirmed that her client was innocent.
The Belgian judiciary has been investigating suspected corruption, money laundering and influence from abroad for months in the vicinity of the European Parliament.
It is said that the Gulf Emirate of Qatar is said to have tried to influence political decisions with gifts of money and goods.
According to reports, Morocco has tried to do the same.
Kaili and three other suspects were therefore taken into custody on December 11.
They are charged with involvement in a criminal organization, money laundering and corruption.
A magistrate ruled last week that two of them must remain in prison while they are being held on remand.
These are Kaili's partner, who works as an MEP's assistant, and former Socialist MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri.
Another suspect was allowed out of prison with the condition of an ankle bracelet.
Kaili's lawyers had also advocated for their client.
Kaili herself has so far denied any guilt and blamed her partner for the large amount of cash in the shared apartment.
At the same time, however, according to her lawyer, she admitted, among other things, that on the day of the raid by Belgian investigators, she had instructed her father to bring cash from her apartment to a Brussels hotel.
Sol/dpa/Reuters