While Belgian investigators focus on analyzing the data it contains pcin which Mobile phones and at others It supports Affiliation with former Article 1 MEP, Antonio Panzerias part of the investigation of the suspect Bribes from Qatar and Morocco in European Unionthe Bergamo Court of Appeal reserves the right to rule on the request lift the confiscation of more than 240,000 euros driven by the defense of Silvia Panzeri and from Maria Dolores ColleoniDaughter and wife of the socialist politician and former trade unionist.
The lawyers of the two women Angelo De Riso and Nicholas Collibefore the judges they played on the alleged presence formal vices in the decree on the “freezing” of the money found in the account of Silvia Panzeri and the joint account of her parents. Deficiency acknowledged by the investigating magistrate of Bergamo in his seizure order executed on December 23 and whose nullity was requested. De Riso and Colli added that they had complained about “formal flaws in the seizure certificate” from the Belgian judiciary, which were then “reflected in the regulation”. For example: “In our opinion – explained Colli – The certificate was not complete and therefore the coroner should have asked for integration and instead did not do it”.
Exactly at the end of 2022, at the request of the public prosecutor’s office, which had implemented a European Investigation Order signed by the investigating judge Michael Klaisethe precautionary seizure of six accounts in the name of Antonio Panzeri, his wife, his daughter Silvia, the former General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation Luca Visentini it is at Francesco GeorgiPanzeri’s former parliamentary assistant.
De Riso and Colli replied to reporters that their clients, now ai hometown Per Complicity in a criminal organization, corruption and recycling With the other suspects from Brussels “they will be brought to justice, but they are fine”. Judge Claise has issued an extradition request against the mother and daughter, which they have objected to. It will be up to the cassation to decide whether to uphold the decision of the Brescia Court of Appeal, which has already given the green light to hand over Colleoni to the Belgian authorities, while regarding the judicial fate of Silvia Panzeri, the decision is coming on January 16th.
Meanwhile, investigators are analyzing the computer media of the man believed to be the mastermind behind the corruption scandal that has rocked the European institutions. Belgian investigators have arrived in Italy in the last few days financial guardian They made forensic copies of the PCs and phones seized in the Milan branch of investigations headed by the assistant prosecutor Fabio de Pasquale. The evaluation of the collected data will be completed by the end of January.