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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Emilio Parodi

Italy delays hearing on EU graft scandal suspect on Belgian jail claim

FILE PHOTO: A statue is seen in front of the courthouse of Brescia ahead of a hearing to decide whether to hand over Maria Dolores Colleoni, wife of former MEP Antonio Panzeri who was arrested in Brussels on charges of corruption in the European Parliament for the benefit of Qatar and Morocco, to the Belgian authorities, in Brescia, Italy December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo

An Italian court on Tuesday postponed until January a hearing on whether to hand over to the Belgian authorities a second woman suspected of involvement in a Qatar graft scandal that has rocked the European Parliament.

An appeals court in the northern city of Brescia said it wanted to review a request brought by lawyers for Silvia Panzeri who argued that she should not be extradited as conditions in Belgian jails are poor because of overcrowding.

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