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4 charged with corruption in bribery inquiry linked to Qatar

Por: The Boston Globe World December 12, 2022

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BRUSSELS — The office of the Belgian federal prosecutor announced on Sunday that it had charged four people with corruption and other crimes as part of a major investigation into suspected bribes from Qatar to current and former officials and lawmakers in the European Parliament.The prosecutor did not identify any of those charged and named only “a gulf state” when the charges were announced in this case. But a Belgian official directly... + full article



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