a top trade union chief who was briefly taken into custody Eye of the Storm admitted to taking up to €50,000 in cash from NGOs as part of the Qatari influence scam.
Luca Visentini, secretary general of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), wrote in a statement on Monday that they had received cash donations of less than €50,000 from NGOs. fight impotenceFounded by Pier Antonio Panzeri, a former MEP who is in prison facing corruption charges.
Prosecutors in Belgium have seized €1.5 million in an investigation into alleged attempts by Qatar and Morocco To buy political influence in the heart of the EU.
“I was not asked, nor did I ask for anything in return for the money, nor were any conditions set for this donation,” Visentini said in the statement. He said he put in the money last month for his successful ITUC leadership campaign and other ongoing costs of the organisation.
Visentini was among the first people to be arrested by Belgian prosecutors in the investigation. He was released without charge on 11 December, although he must inform the authorities if he leaves the EU in the next three months.
He said that he has temporarily stepped down as head of the ITUC, which has taken a enough Qatar’s soft stance on the World Cup despite damning reports about migrant workers’ conditions.
Visentini wrote, “Everything I did was done in good faith.” “Being involved in this investigation has come as a shock to me and my family, and I will do whatever is necessary to clear the air and prove my innocence.”