“I have finally been heard. I am not charged with corruption. I am not charged with money laundering. I am only charged because I am a member of a criminal organization,” she comments.
“I am being charged with a pseudo-offense to try to cover up two years of negligence on the part of the justice system, after two years of legal-media lynching,” she adds.
“I have not been provided with any evidence, or even clues that justify this indictment,” Marie Arena still insists. “In reality, there is nothing to reproach me for. The investigating judge noted that I was not corrupt, that I was not laundering money in a case where everything revolves around that. In fact, I am indicted because I know other people who are indicted for acts of corruption To be linked to a criminal organization, you must have knowledge of criminal activities and I swear to you that this was totally unthinkable for me. Me.”
-“ I sincerely hope that a trial will be held.”
“Regarding my indictment, I am not going to flee justice, because I am confident and I have nothing to reproach myself for. I sincerely hope that a trial will be held. I do not want us to avoid a trial at all. “because of procedural problems, I want my innocence to be recognized and I will not hesitate to denounce the numerous dysfunctions of the investigation.”
The former MEP claims to have received no gifts. ‘I haven’t received a watch, or jewelry, or anything at all, ever,’ she insists.
