With these statements, the lawyer commented on the article published in the Belgian newspaper Le Soir, according to which the MP from the Socialist Party he is said to have confessed to asking his father to hide the wads of money which the police later found in a suitcase when the man was arrested.
According to her lawyer, Kaili claims she was told about the money when her partner was arrested near the garage of her home. At that moment, according to the lawyer, the former vice president tried to find the owner of the money, namely Panzeri, to deliver it to him.
“One option was to hand her partner over to the police, another to return the money to the owner. Kaili was not obliged under European law to report her husband,” the lawyer said. Finally, Dimitrakopoulos clarified that his client denied any involvement in the case, noting that “all the properties he owns are justified by his salaries”.
Brescia judge: “Severe signs of guilt for Panzeri’s wife”
Meanwhile, in the provision ordering the extradition of Maria Dolores Colleoni (wife of former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri) to Belgium, the judges of the Brescia Court of Appeal wrote: “There are serious indications of guilt”. The panel also denied the defense’s request to review treatment in Belgian prisons because “serious and persistent problems of a malfunctioning prison system were not alleged”.
Panzeri’s daughter’s hearing has been postponed to January 3
The hearing before the Brescia Court of Appeal to assess the request for the extradition to Belgium of Silvia Panzeri, the daughter of the former MEP, who (like her mother) is under investigation for competition linked to crimes, corruption and money laundering. The judges accepted the defended request to determine the conditions of detention in Belgium.
Confiscated apartment in Cervinia
As part of the investigation, the investigating magistrate of Aosta, at the request of the public prosecutor’s office, issued a precautionary confiscation of an apartment in Breuil-Cervinia in the Aosta Valley. The apartment was bought last April for €215,000 by Nakaz Development sprl, a company headed by Nicolò Figà-Talamanca, believed to be a key figure in the investigation. According to investigators, the sale of the property could mask money laundering suspected by Belgian investigators.