Bank Safe Raided, Lawmaker Arrested in EU Parliament Graft Case

Belgian investigators carried out further searches on Friday morning linked to the high-profile Qatar bribery scandal that rocked the European Parliament in December.

The first search targeted a bank safe in the city of Liege in the east of Belgium belonging to lawmaker Marc Tarabella, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Several offices of the town hall of Anthisnes in the province of Liege were also searched.

Marc Tarabella

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Tarabella was arrested Friday after the European Parliament voted earlier this month to waive immunity for him and Italy’s Andrea Cozzolino. The investigating judge will decide whether Tarabella will appear before him ...