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In the sight of the Belgian authorities and the case of corruption in Morocco

In the sight of the Belgian authorities and the case of corruption in Morocco

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It is alleged that the wife and daughter of former MEP Pierre Antonio Panzieri are ‘fully aware’ of the ‘transfer of the gift’ • Italian media revelations.

The The case of corruption of members of the European Parliament is under investigation by the relevant authorities It’s not just about Qatar. This has become known in the past few hours, with the arrival of relevant documents from Brussels to Bergamo, where two women are being held: they are the wife and daughter of Pierre Antonio Panzeri, a former socialist in the European Parliament (2004-2019) and Referred to as “the brains of the gang”.

According to a document from the ongoing investigation in Brussels, the former member of the European Parliament is described as a “suspect” of interfering “politically with members” working in the European Parliament “in favor of Qatar and Morocco for a fee.”

Maria Collione and Silvia Panzeri (wife and daughter of the former MEP, respectively) have been held by the Bergamo authorities since Friday, while on Saturday they appeared before a judge. The two women are alleged to have “complete knowledge” of Panziri’s activity and “transportation of gifts”. According to the Italian newspaper “Corriere della Sera”, the two women refer to recorded telephone communications (intercepted by the Belgian authorities), in which the former MEP commented on the delivery of gifts, of which he was “apparently” the recipient.

In its report, Repubblica talks about “a family business of money and benefits based in Brussels, Doha and Milan,” while it talks about “gifts, expensive holidays, credit cards in the name of a central figure – a third person called the ‘Giant’ – and checking accounts.” At the same time, he also refers to the role of the Moroccan ambassador to Poland with “clever but often wrong ways to achieve his goals.”

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According to the Corriere della Sera, documents in their possession to the Belgian authorities indicate, among other things, paid holidays of €100,000, crediting M. Colleone’s account €35,000, as well as her insistence that her husband open another account in Belgium. So she can control his transactions herself.