On Saturday, Greek MEP Eva Kaili, a European Parliament vice president, was suspended from her duties over a corruption probe implicating World Cup host Qatar.
On Friday, Kaili, 44, and four others were arrested by Belgian police after a series of raids in Brussels which resulted in the confiscation of €600,000 ($630,000) in cash.
Authorities did not identify the country behind the alleged influence efforts, but several media outlets suspect Qatar, after Kaili met with Qatar’s Labor Minister days before the World Cup.
Kaili is one of 14 vice presidents in the European Parliament, representing Greece’s socialist PASOK party and working as an adviser on foreign policy and human rights issues.
