'Qatargate' probe: Key EU corruption suspect makes deal to earn leniency • FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE24, 18 Jan 2023
The alleged ringleader of a European Union corruption scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco has decided to reveal information in exchange for a lighter sentence, Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday. Pier Antonio Panzeri — who was charged last month with corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization — and his lawyers have signed a memorandum under a little used legal article in which he repents for his acts. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
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