The former MEP at the centre of a cash for influence scandal that has rocked the European parliament has reached a deal with prosecutors to provide information on the corruption network in exchange for a “limited” prison sentence.
In a statement, Belgium’s federal prosecutor announced that Pier Antonio Panzeri had signed a memorandum, where he pledged to make “revealing, truthful and complete statements” about the involvement of third parties and, “if applicable”, his own involvement in criminal offences.
