By Belga
Ihe audition itself went well. Marc Tarabella answered all the investigators’ questions in all honesty and in a serene atmosphere, “said the lawyer for the MEP charged on Saturday following his hearing before the investigating judge in charge of the investigation into the facts. corruption in connection with a foreign state.
A night in prison for Marc Tarabella
“No new evidence has been presented to corroborate the charges of money transmission, nor has anything new been presented. The only incriminating element is Mr. Panzeri’s remarks against my client, ”defends the lawyer.
“It is enough to defame a person, recognized as the head of a criminal organization, to cause such a tsunami and unfairly smear Mr. Tarabella”, deplores the lawyer, in a reaction to Belga. “He continues to claim his innocence, he says he never received money or gifts in exchange for favors, and recalls having nothing to blame himself for. It’s the word of a criminal, Panzeri, against the word of a man who’s been honest all his life. »
Corruption in the European Parliament: Panzeri, repentant, charges Tarabella
“My client will continue to fight for his innocence to be recognized”, assures the advice of the socialist MEP who also attacks the status of repentant granted to Pier Antonio Panzeri: “the interested and handsomely rewarded word of a single no one should ever be enough to put someone in jail and potentially destroy their life. »
