This was decided on Saturday by the president of Parliament Roberta Metsola, as announced by one of her spokeswomen. Only Parliament itself can decide to remove Kaili from the position of vice president.
The background to the decision are the investigations by the Belgian judiciary into alleged bribery and corruption, money laundering and attempts to influence political decisions by the Emirate of Qatar, which will host the current World Cup. On Friday there were 16 searches and several arrests, including Kaili, one of the 14 deputy presidents of parliament. The former TV presenter has now become the face of the scandal. The 44-year-old was elected to parliament for the Pasok party, which together with the SPD belongs to the social democratic group.
