Former minister Karel Pinxten is no longer a member of Open Vld. That said chairman Egbert Lachaert on Sunday at VTM Nieuws.
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Karel Pinxten was the Belgian Member of the European Court of Auditors between March 2006 and April 2018. An investigation by the European anti-fraud agency OLAF revealed that the former Minister of Defense and Agriculture can be accused of “misuse of financial resources”, amounting to approximately 500,000 euros.
Armed with the OLAF report, the Court of Auditors went to the European Court of Justice, with a request to revoke Pinxten’s pension rights. According to the Advocate General, it has been proven that Pinxten has not fulfilled his obligations as an auditor, which are laid down in the European Convention.
“Karel Pinxten has not been an agent for my party for fifteen years, so I don’t have much contact with them,” said Egbert Lachaert on Sunday. Pinxten is no longer a party member either. “Following the press articles, the membership has been terminated by mutual agreement,” said the chairman.
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