Iran Press/ Europe: Members of the European Parliament voted to remove vice president Eva Kaili, who has been jailed as part of the investigation into alleged Qatari corruption.
The European Parliament on Tuesday, December 13, sacked one of its own vice presidents amid corruption accusations allegedly linked to World Cup host Qatar, as the institution tries to contain the scandal.
The assembly's MEPs voted 625 to 1 to strip Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili of her vice presidential role, despite her lawyer declaring that she was innocent and "has nothing to do with Qatar's bribes."
As the 44-year-old former TV news presenter sat in a Brussels jail cell, her colleagues in the Strasbourg parliament are scrambling to distance themselves from the taint of scandal. 219
