US EditionPolice search the European Parliament over possible Russian interference, prosecutors say
- The suspect's office in Strasbourg, near the EU Parliament in France, was searched in connection with alleged Russian interference.
- European Parliament members were approached and paid to promote Russian propaganda via the Voice of Europe news website.
- Prosecutors believe an employee had a significant role in the interference, passive corruption, and criminal organization membership.
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EU parliament offices raided in Russia meddling probe
Investigators raided the home and offices of an EU parliamentary staffer, on Wednesday (29 May), as Belgium probes claims that Russia paid far-right lawmakers -- including Germany's embattled Maximilian Krah -- to spread Kremlin propaganda.
Police raid offices of aide to EU lawmaker over Russian propaganda
Belgian police have searched the home and offices of an aide to Dutch European Parliament member Marcel de Graaff over alleged involvement in the promotion of Russian propaganda, according to officials. The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said police carried out searches on Wednesday at the Schaerbeek residence of a European Parliament employee and his offices at parliament buildings in both Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France. “The sear…
The siege around extremist groups in the European Parliament due to suspicions of their possible collusion with foreign espionage is tightening. Just a few weeks after one of the parliamentary assistants of the German ultra-eurodeputy Maximilian Krah was arrested for alleged espionage for China, Belgian authorities searched the home and office at the Eurochamber of another former employee of the head of the list of Alternative for Germany (AfD) …
Belgian, French police raid European Parliament employee’s properties amid Russian propaganda investigation
Police in Belgium and France have conducted raids on properties and an office connected to an employee of the European Parliament citing indications of his "significant role" in promoting Russian propaganda, the Belgian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office reported on May 29.The Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported that the employee under investigation works for Dutch MEP Marcel de Graaff, a representative of the far-right party Forum for Democra…
Police Raid EU Parliament Offices
Police carried out raids Wednesday in connection to “Russian interference” in the European Parliament, Politico reports. “The searches, conducted at a private residence in Brussels and in European Parliament offices in Strasbourg and Brussels, are linked to the so-called Russiagate case, where MEPs were allegedly approached and paid to promote Russian propaganda via the Voice of Europe website.”
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