Paul Magnette was asked about the case of Marc Tarabella entangled in the Qatargate scandal. As a reminder, the MEP was charged with public corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization.
Paul Magnette was the guest of Pascal Vrebos this Sunday on RTL TVI. The president of the PS and mayor of Charleroi was questioned in particular about the case of Marc Tarabella entangled in the Qatargate scandal.
As a reminder, MEP Marc Tarabella has been placed under arrest warrant and charged with public corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization in the investigation into suspected interference by Qatar and Morocco in the decisions of the European Parliament. .
“Marc Tarabella imprisoned, charged, but presumed innocent. Do you now regret having excluded him from the PS? “Asks Pascal Vrebos to the president of the PS.
“No, I don’t regret having excluded him. I have no comment to make on the legal procedure, ”replied Paul Magnette. And to add: “I have never done it. But as president of the PS, I had said that I would be absolutely intractable on all these questions. So it is true that he was excluded while the presumption of innocence is still there, it must be said and repeated, as long as the investigation is not over and there is no had judgment. But I think it is fundamental to give this clear political signal that there is no room for corruption, for abuse in a way, within the Socialist Party. »
Qatargate: Marc Tarabella presented to the investigating judge this Saturday
“He has claimed his innocence from the start. Does it affect you? Does it shake you? “Asks the RTL TVI journalist.
“He proclaims his innocence and he will have all the means to defend himself”, explains the mayor of Charleroi. And to conclude: “There had to be the lifting of immunity so that he could answer the questions put to him. But in the meantime, I am thinking of the thousands and thousands of socialist activists who, in the municipalities, in the CPAS, in the local sections, fight every day to fight against poverty. To embody the values of solidarity on the ground. They need it to be said that there is no place in the Socialist Party for practices like these. Yes, it is true that these are somewhat harsh measures, because we say that we exclude first, and if then he is cleared, he can be reinstated. But I think that in a world which, today, and it is legitimate, is in demand of very strong requirements as regards ethics, one must be absolutely intractable. »
Qatargate: Marc Tarabella charged and placed under arrest warrant
