The lawyer of the former vice president of the European Parliament protests her innocence.
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Brussels The lawyer for the former Vice-President of the European Parliament, Eva Kaili, who is suspected of corruption, has confirmed his client’s innocence. “Eva Kaili is innocent,” said her Greek lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos on Thursday after a hearing with the magistrate in Brussels. The decision on whether the 44-year-old Greek woman remains in prison should be made on the same day.
As the Belgian news agency Belga reported, Kaili’s lawyers applied for the politician to be released on condition that she be bound. The day before, Dimitrakopoulos said that Kaili was not in danger of absconding, nor was it possible for her to destroy evidence.
Another argument is that Kailis’ two-year-old daughter is now effectively an orphan because both parents are imprisoned. According to Greek media reports, the child is with his grandfather, the suspect’s father.
Dimitrakopoulos sees no danger of escaping from Eva Kaili and urges her release.
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