Qatargate: Suspect interviews leak EU corruption details
07 March 2023 |
11:42 am
Transcripts of interviews with one of the main suspects, former EU lawmaker Pier Antonio Panzeri, have shed light on the inner workings of the graft scandal linked to the Gulf State.
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