Police raid more European Parliament offices in corruption probe

Police raid more European Parliament offices in corruption probe
A man walks down stairs during a special session on lobbying at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

Belgian police have conducted more raids at European Parliament offices as the legislature’s president pledged to launch an internal investigation into corruption allegations and the bloc’s top official called for the creation of an EU-wide independent ethics body.

Prosecutors investigating alleged influence peddling by a Gulf country at the European Parliament charged four people over the weekend with corruption, participation in a criminal group and money laundering.

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