So far it has not been clarified whether Eva Kaili will have access to the internet or whether she will be allowed to receive visitors
Her release from prison Eva Kaili turns a page on the much-vaunted Qatargate case, but is a new important chapter for her.
Since Friday morning, Eva Kaili has been under house arrest with electronic monitoring, at her home in Brussels, after her release from prison after more than four months detention in Haren prisons.
The former vice-president of the European Parliament and accused of involvement in the Qatargate scandal arrived at her home, and appeared relieved to be released from prison.
The 44-year-old politician was the last of the defendants in the corruption scandal who remained, for about four months, in prison, which had caused reactions.
Eva Kaili and her partner Francesco Giorgi, who was released from prison at the end of February and is under house arrest with electronic monitoring, will live in separate residences, according to information by the decision of Ms. Kaili herself.
It is not yet clear if she will have internet access or if she will be allowed to receive visitors
In the car with her in the morning were her father, Alexandros Kailis, and her lawyer, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos.
Talking to the reporters from the car, that she is very happy to see her daughter and that “the fight continues with determinationfrom her lawyers. “Thank you very much, my daughter is waiting for me. I am very happy today to be near her again. The fight continues with determination by my lawyers.”
The lawyer of the former vice-president of the European Parliament, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, stated in turn that “Eva Kaili is very happy. She is close to her daughter and thinks of nothing else. He wishes all Greeks a happy Easter.”
The politician has also been banned from leaving Belgium, with the Belgian authorities keeping her passport for this reason, however she also reportedly wants to stay in Brussels until she “clears” her name.
“I’m looking forward to finding the electronic bracelet to get out of jail. The first day I just want to stay home with my daughter. All day with her. Since January until now I only see her twice a month. I will stay in Brussels and continue to fight for my innocence” he reported specifically to Republica.
Eva Kaili while arriving at her house in Brussels told journalists that she is happy to see her daughter again and she will continue the fight with the decisiveness of her lawyers. She was in the car with her father and her Greek lawyer. pic.twitter.com/EjR2fXC7qw
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The release of Kaili does not mean that the case is soon headed for a trial, Christian De Valkeneer, a professor of criminal law at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, told POLITICO last week.
“It does not assume that the investigation is complete,” he clarified. In Belgium, De Valkeneer added, parole under electronic supervision is considered “extension of the arrest warrant, but with the only difference that the warrant is not executed in a prison”. However, authorities will soon no longer have any accused in jail, raising questions about where the investigation stands.
“Eva Kaili leaves prison with her head held high and with dignity, she has not confessed to crimes she did not commit”, said Michalis Dimitrakopoulos. “She will fight for her innocence to the end.”
Source: Skai
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