Eva Kaili, detained since December 9, will have to remain in prison for at least a month. This was learned from the federal prosecutor's office.

His lawyers, Andrè Rizopoulos and Mihalis Dimitrakopoulos, during the hearing in the closed session of the Brussels court to decide on the stay in prison of the former vice president of the European Parliament, under arrest for the Qatargate investigation, had asked «the electronic surveillance regime .

Kaili "has never been corrupted" and "I hope they release her soon", said Dimitrakopoulos, adding that she is "actively collaborating" with the investigators and "disputing any accusation of corruption".

"I have never seen a leak of this magnitude - added André Rizopoulos - and such a frontal violation of the investigation secrecy, I'm not the only one who thinks it, the federal prosecutor has launched an investigation into it".

The former vice president of the European Parliament has not made any statement before the judges.

As reported in a note released by the Belgian federal prosecutor's office, he can now appeal against the decision taken by the judges of the Chamber of Deputies within 24 hours . In that case, he must appear before the Prosecution Chamber at the Brussels Court of Appeal within 15 days.

(Unioneonline/D)

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