Belgian court decides to extend EU lawmaker’s pre-trial detention by 1 month

A Belgian court decided Thursday to extend former European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili’s pre-trial detention by one month.

Kaili, a Greek Member of the European Parliament (MEP), is suspected of being at the center of one of the European Union’s biggest corruption scandals. She is suspected of having been paid by Qatar to lobby for the Gulf state's interests.

Earlier, Kaili’s lawyer, Andre Rizopoulos, said her client is actively cooperating with the authorities conducting the investigation and rejects the corruption charges, according to public broadcaster ERT.

Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, Kaili’s other lawyer, reiterated that she is innocent.