Police search Marc Tarabella’s safe deposit box and offices as part of anti-corruption investigation
A second MEP has been arrested as part of a criminal investigation into alleged bribery, corruption and money laundering at the European parliament.was taken in for questioning after police arrived at his home at about 6am on Friday, according to Belgian press reports. Tarabella has previously declared his innocence.
It said police had searched a safe deposit box belonging to him in the city of Liège, as well as several offices in the town hall of Anthisnes, a small district in east Belgium where Tarabella has been mayor for nearly 30 years. He is suspected by investigators of having taken cash payments of between €120,000 and €140,000 to take supportive positions “in favour of a third country”, according to a report drawn up by the European parliament’s legal affairs committee.
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