“Qatargate” scandal entered a new phase/ the investigator of the case was poisoned
| The chief investigator of the "Qatargate" scandal case in the European Parliament claimed that he was the target of an assassination attempt along with two of his colleagues. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Brussels Signal, one of the senior investigators of the bribe scandal case known as “Qatargate” with defendants from the European Parliament, claimed that he and two of his colleagues were targeted by Sam. have taken.
Brussels prosecutor’s office announced the beginning of the investigation. This claim makes the controversial case of financial corruption in the European Parliament even more ambiguous.
The story is that three investigators of the European Central Anti-Corruption Unit in January in a restaurant in Brussels for what they called inappropriate behavior with other customers of the restaurant. They are arrested. In this conflict, apparently, one of the restaurant’s employees was assaulted and the restaurant’s chairs were also damaged.
According to the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, one of the investigators lost his balance several times and was escorted to the hospital and then to the police custody. The disciplinary committee begins its investigation and according to the police report, three investigators were heavily influenced by alcohol consumption. But after further investigation, it became clear that one of the investigators behaved extremely “brutally” and forced the doctor to use sedation. According to Belgian media reports, this investigator had internal bleeding and will be saved after surgery.
In subsequent examinations and tests, a significant amount of the drug “amphetamine” was found in his body. Now this investigator has claimed that they were poisoned in another restaurant and were the target of an assassination attempt. According to the reports, the credibility of these three investigators is undeniable and there is no record of drug abuse about them. Belgian media have written that amphetamine poisoning is a “known” method among Moroccan secret service agents and is used not to kill but to discredit senior investigators.
At the end of last year, after several operations and police raids on the homes and offices of European Parliament officials, several officials were charged with money laundering and complicity in criminal organizations on behalf of a The Persian Gulf country, whose name has not been disclosed and which many believe will host the 2022 World Cup (Qatar), was arrested. Investigators are also investigating the relationship of some officials with Morocco. Both the mentioned countries have strongly denied the accusations.
