Eva Kaili is at the center of Qatargate. Furthermore, by decision of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, her assets were “frozen”, as were those of her husband and her relatives. Also, according to information, the bank accounts of a real estate company based on Skoufa Street in central Athens were frozen.
Also, according to the first information, it is said to have been recently founded by the MEP and her husband. From her ways and means asset declaration statement s, the assets that have now been “frozen” due to her arrest by the Belgian authorities can be seen.
Her financial situation
According to her assets declaration, her incomes have been increasing since 2012, with them reaching the highest level around the year 2018. The annual incomes she declares reaches 165 thousand euros. It is recalled that Ms. Kaili has been an MEP since 2014.
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As can be seen from the declarations of where she came from, she owns 6 properties, 3 cars, deposits of 463 thousand euros and investments of 2.4 thousand euros. Also, she has no loan obligations.
Kaili’s property was seized
According to information, the head of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, Honorary Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Charalambos Vourliotis, ordered the freezing of all the assets of the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Eva Kailis, her family members and her husband.
Mr. Vourliotis, according to information, moved immediately after the developments in Belgium, in order to secure assets, which may come from illegal activities and are located in Greece (properties, accounts, companies, etc.).
The commitment has already been notified to the Greek credit institutions, but also to the competent state services (land registry offices) and concerns both the detained MEP and her immediate relatives (parents, siblings, spouse).
It is recalled that a large amount of cash (150,000 euros) was found and confiscated in the house of the Greek MEP in bags and in a suitcase, an element that justified the automatic lifting of immunity as she was considered to have been caught in the act.
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