Overview
- Prosecutors opened a case targeting officials involved in the 9 December 2022 raids, placing OCRC director Hugues Tasiaux under formal investigation and removing him from his post.
- Judicial material from Tasiaux’s seized phone shows two journalists sent him draft stories the day before the arrests, inviting his feedback ahead of publication.
- Lead investigator Bruno Arnold has been questioned, and filings reference former prosecutor Raphaël Malagnini in connection with the handling of sensitive information.
- A parallel judicial review has resumed in Brussels to examine alleged secrecy violations, parliamentary immunity issues, and the reliability of cooperating witness Pier Antonio Panzeri.
- Three years after the cash seizures and arrests, the main case remains far from trial with no final indictment list, while the European Parliament’s legal committee advanced only Alessandra Moretti’s immunity lift.