Belgian Police Probe Ex-PM Verhofstadt Over EU Intern Oversight
Officers are acting on behalf of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the Belga news agency reported, citing the Dutch-language weekly Knack.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is also involved in the probe, which got under way at the start of this year, the report said.
Investigators are scrutinizing Verhofstadt's oversight of interns, with a focus on his tenure as chair of the former liberal group, ALDE. He led the group from 2009 to 2019 and departed the European Parliament in 2024.
"OLAF has only asked our client for information about the supervision of a number of interns in the European Parliament, with which he was not personally involved as group chair," Verhofstadt's lawyers, Christine Mussche and Quinten De Keersmaecker, told Knack.
They added: "Verhofstadt has not yet been questioned, and no specific allegation has been made against him at this stage. He is cooperating fully."
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the
information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any
responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos,
licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information
contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues
related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
Legal Disclaimer:
EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
