In the warrant issued by the Belgian authorities for Dimitris Avramopoulos presents a legal and political paradox.
The New Democracy MP and former European Commissioner had written approval from the president of the European Commission, as well as a positive opinion from the European Commission’s Independent Ethics Committee regarding his honorary participation in the NGO.
All of this is confirmed by official documents, while the official who dug up the case from the archives apparently… was unaware that the compensation of 5,000 gross per month (for the period from February 2021–February 2022) was legal, declared in the Declaration of Assets, and taxed.
As for his involvement, how could he have known about the criminal activity of an NGO operating with the EU’s blessing, nearly a year before the authorities uncovered its ties to Qatar?
However, the “vultures” of politics and journalism smelled blood and rushed to condemn him before even reviewing the case file. Aside from the fact that the case is a “hoax,” the Belgian authorities are not accusing Mr. Avramopoulos of “black” money, but are investigating whether the funds came from illegal financing via Qatar. The legal and political paradox is self-evident, since it is absurd to consider declared (and taxed) income… “money laundering.”
