Police search the European Parliament over suspected Russian interference, prosecutors say
Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office says police have searched the residence of an employee of the European Parliament and his office in the Parliament’s building in Brussels over suspected Russian interference
By Samuel Petrequin
Published - May 29, 2024, 12:24 PM ET
Last Updated - May 29, 2024, 12:25 PM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — Police searched the offices and residence of an employee of the European Parliament on Wednesday as part of an investigation into whether EU lawmakers were bribed to promote Russian propaganda to undermine support for Ukraine, prosecutors said.
Just days before European elections, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said searches took place at the employee's apartment in Brussels. His parliamentary offices in the EU capital city and in Strasbourg, where the EU Parliament’s headquarters are located in France, were also checked.
Belgian and French authorities, in partnership with the EU’s judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, carried out the operation.
Europe-wide elections to choose a new EU parliament are set for June 6-9.
