BRUSSELS (AP) The European Union’s parliament on Thursday removed the protective immunity of two lawmakers linked to one of the bloc’s biggest-ever corruption scandals , paving the way for them to be questioned by Belgian investigators.
The European Parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of two lawmakers targeted in a Belgian probe into suspected bribery linked to Qatar and Morocco.
The European Parliament has lifted the immunity of two of its members amid a probe of a suspected bribery case. The allegations, which implicate Qatar and Morocco, have badly shaken the body's reputation and self-image.