Italy agrees to extradite Panziri woman in EU corruption scandal

Italy agrees to extradite Panziri woman in EU corruption scandal

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An Italian court has agreed to extradite the wife of former deputy Antonio Panzieri to Belgium. He is one of the main players in the European Parliament bribery scandal.

The investigation into this scandal revolves around whether a “state in the Arabian Peninsula” bribed members of the European Parliament. It is generally assumed that this refers to Qatar. last week Wrote The Belgian newspapers De Morgen and De Standaard said Morocco was also involved in possible bribery of members of parliament.

Panzeri is seen as the centerpiece in the fraud case. Money would come to him, after which he divided it. Panzeri is stuck in Belgium.

According to the prosecutors, the wiretaps show that his wife, Maria Colleoni and her daughter, Silvia Panzeri, took an active part in the bribery. They would have known about it and would have been involved in the transfer of the “gifts”.

Daughter’s trial tomorrow

At the request of the Belgian authorities, the two were arrested in Italy on suspicion of participating in a criminal organization, corruption and money laundering. They have been under house arrest ever since. The daughter’s case will be heard separately tomorrow.

Despite the decision of the Brescia court that Panzieri’s wife may be extradited, this is unlikely to happen soon. Her lawyers said they were considering appealing to Italy’s highest court.

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