Belgian investigators searched the home and office of an assistant member of the European Parliament, who is suspected of spreading Russian propaganda before the European Parliament elections.
Politico and Reuters write about it.
Law enforcement officers searched the house of the assistant, the office in the European Parliament, as well as his office in Strasbourg.
The prosecutorʼs office said that the searches were part of an investigation into possible Russian interference, when members of the European Parliament were approached with an offer for money to spread Russian propaganda through the Voice of Europe website.
"There are some reasons to believe that the relevant employee of the European Parliament played a significant role in this," the prosecutorʼs office said in a statement.
Prosecutors did not name the employee or the deputy he worked for.
Reuters reminds that on June 6-9, voters in 27 EU countries will go to polling stations to elect 720 members of the European Parliament.
- In March, the Czech Republic exposed a propaganda network in the EU called "Voice of Europe" used by Russia, in particular, to influence the elections to the European Parliament. She is supported by former pro-Russian MP Viktor Medvedchuk, suspected of treason, and his propagandist partner Artem Marchevskyi.
- On May 27, the EU imposed sanctions against Medvedchuk and his “Voice of Europe” resource.