Marie Arena, indicted for criminal organization in the Qatargate affair: “She is no longer affiliated with the PS”, says the socialist party

Former MEP Marie Arena, recently indicted for participation in the activities of a criminal organization in the Qatargate case, is no longer affiliated with the Socialist Party, which therefore refers to Justice, we learned on Sunday at party headquarters.

“Ms. Arena no longer holds any internal or external mandate on behalf of the PS”confirmed the party spokesperson to Belga. She is no longer affiliated with the Socialist Party, which means that the PS vigilance commission cannot be contacted to take a position, specifies Sarah Bouderbane. “It’s up to the courts to decide.”she concludes.

The name of the former minister has been mentioned numerous times in this case, without her being charged until recent days, following a first hearing by the investigating judge. The latter did not bring charges of corruption or money laundering. Presumed innocent, Marie Arena is exonerated by the “repented“Pier Antonio Panzeri, who claims that she was not aware of anything. The latter has confessed to corruption linked to Qatar and Morocco for his activities revolving around the European Parliament.

She herself considers herself to have been indicted “to try to cover up two years of negligence on the part of the justice system, after two years of legal-media lynching.” “To be linked to a criminal organization, you must have knowledge of criminal activities and I swear to you that it ‘was totally unthinkable for me’she repeated on Saturday in La Libre.

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