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Reuters
Reuters
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By Marine Strauss and Charlotte Van Campenhout

Suspect in EU graft probe to cooperate with Belgian authorities - prosecutor

FILE PHOTO: A general view at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgium's federal prosecutor said on Tuesday that former Italian member of the European Parliament Pier Antonio Panzeri agreed to work with Belgian authorities over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal in exchange for a reduced sentence.

The prosecutor said in a statement Panzeri signed a "repentance agreement", where he commits to make "substantial, revealing, truthful and complete statements" about parties involved, and crimes committed, in the case.

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