The former lawyer of Salah Abdeslam – the key figure in the 2015 Paris terror attacks – is handling the defense of Greek MEP Eva Kelli in an investigation into alleged corruption in the European Parliament.
Sven Marie, a prominent criminal defense attorney in Belgium, told POLITICO on Monday that he would be taking over from Andre Risopoulos, who until now represented Cali.
Mary said in a message, “I’m carrying the torch.”
Kelly’s former lawyer, Andre Risopoulos, confirmed to Politico that he was no longer in charge of the file, but declined to comment on why.
Marie is a well-known lawyer in Belgium, both because of her high-profile clients and because of her public appearances, for example Human interest program about lawyers,
Outside Belgium, Marie is mostly known as the lawyer who represented Abdeslam, the only surviving member of the group that carried out the November 2015 Paris terror attacks. Found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Even before that, he was known as the “devil’s advocate” due to past clients such as Fouad Belkacem, who recruited young men to fight for the Islamic State. Marie is known as an outspoken figure in the Belgian media and has Stressed on He is “not a lawyer who only wants to defend the victims.”
Mary has taken up other issues as well. He defended the family of Sanda Diya, who dead After a brutal initiation ritual performed by an exclusive club at KU Leuven University.