Lawyers seek release of suspect in EU corruption scandal

Lawyers for former European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili, who is suspected of being at the centre of one of the EU’s biggest corruption scandals, have requested she be released from prison with an electronic tag (Olivier Matthys/AP)

Lawyers for the former European Parliament vice-president suspected of being at the centre of one of the European Union’s biggest corruption scandals requested on Thursday that she be released from prison wearing a police tracking device.

Belgian prosecutors accuse Eva Kaili of corruption, membership of a criminal organisation and money laundering. She has been held in custody since December 9.