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Belgian police searched the office of Marc Tarabella, a Belgian lawmaker from the European Union and suspected of a corruption scandal, on Tuesday, his lawyer, Maxim Toller, told Reuters.
Toller said it was "incredible" that this was the first time his client's office had been searched, months after he was accused of corruption in the influence money scandal that rocked the European Parliament and has been dubbed Qatargate.
"My client asked that his office be searched as part of the investigation, as he is innocent," Toller said.
Politico, which first reported the events, also said the office of another EU lawmaker and Qatargate suspect, Andrea Cozzolino, had also been searched on Tuesday, but Reuters could not immediately confirm this.
The so-called Qatargate began last December, when authorities charged four people linked to the European Parliament, based in Brussels, the Belgian capital, over allegations that Qatar, host of the World Cup, had gifted them with money and gifts to influence decision-making.
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