Prosecutors suspect the country tried to illegally influence European Parliament decisions using.
Eva Kaili has been suspended from the European Parliament's centre-left Socialists and Democrats blocEuropean Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili has been arrested in an investigation into suspected bribery by a Gulf state.
Ms Kaili, a lawmaker at the European Parliament and one of its 14 elected vice presidents, has been suspended from the parliament's Socialists and Democrats Group and expelled from the Greek centre-left Pasok party. Cash worth about €600,000 was seized by Belgian police in 16 searches in Brussels on Friday. Computers and mobile phones were also taken by police in order to examine their contents.
A Qatari government spokesperson told AFP: "We are not aware of any details of an investigation. Any claims of misconduct by the State of Qatar are gravely misinformed."A spokesperson for the European Parliament told Reuters that it would not comment on an ongoing investigation, but would work together with the local authorities if needed.
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