BRUSSELS: Eva Kylie goes from prison to house arrest – including ankle bracelets

He is 44 years old He left the Haren detention center in north Brussels today, Friday, an AFP correspondent reported. The judiciary ordered her to remain under house arrest in her apartment in Brussels, where she is monitored with an electronic card.

“My daughter is waiting for me and I’m so happy to see her again,” Kylie told reporters about the reunion with her two-year-old. She spoke in her native languages, Greek and English as she drove to her home near the European Parliament in Brussels in a black Mercedes with tinted windows.

Kylie considers Facing a corruption scandal called “Qatargate”.. Investigators accuse the former TV presenter of accepting gifts and bribes from Qatar. Kylie denies the allegations.

More than 1.5 million euros were seized

Kylie, her partner Francesco Giorgi, and other suspects were arrested in early December as part of the corruption investigation. Investigators say they found pockets full of money in Kylie’s possessions. According to the Belgian judicial services, investigators found 150,000 euros and another 750,000 euros with Kylie’s father at a hotel in Brussels in an apartment shared with Giorgi.

In total, the investigators earned 1.5 million euros during the searches. The European Parliament removed Kylie as Vice President in mid-December after the issue became known. She also lost the parliamentary seat of her socialist party, PASOK, in Greece.

With Kylie’s release, the five suspects in the scandal are now under house arrest. The Belgian judiciary accuses them of corruption, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organization. In addition to Qatar, Morocco is said to have tried to influence EU policy with financial gifts. Both countries reject these allegations.

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