According to the judicial source, Belgian police detained Kaili in possession of \u2018bags of cash\u2019
\nAthens
\nFour suspects have been charged and remanded in custody in a Belgian investigation into alleged corruption at the European Parliament tied to Qatar, prosecutors said on Sunday.
\nThe federal prosecutor\u2019s office did not identify the four by name, but a judicial source told AFP they include Eva Kaili, a Greek socialist MEP and one of the parliament\u2019s vice presidents.
\nThe home of a second MEP was searched late Saturday, the prosecutor\u2019s office said.
\n\u201cFour individuals have been arrested by the Brussels investigating judge who is leading the investigation,\u201d the Belgian federal prosecutor\u2019s office said in a statement.
\n\u201cThey are charged with participation in a criminal organisation, money laundering and corruption. Two persons have been released by the investigating judge.\u201d
\nKaili was among six suspects arrested in Brussels on Friday as investigators probed allegations that figures linked to World Cup hosts Qatar have been paying bribes to influence the EU policy debate.
\nThe arrests followed raids in Brussels which prosecutors said turned up 600,000 euros ($630,000) in cash. Police also seized computers and mobile phones.
\nShe has lost her powers as a vice president of the parliament, which sits in Brussels and in Strasbourg, but she is still an MEP and would normally enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution.
\nBut there is an exception in cases where a suspect is caught red-handed committing a crime.
\nAccording to the judicial source, Belgian police detained Kaili in possession of \u201cbags of cash\u201d and thus she was brought before the judge as having been caught in flagrante delicto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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