Eva Kaili is in a very difficult position, who, unlike her partner, did not show the same “flexibility” towards the investigating authorities - through her lawyers - and as a result the Belgian judges rejected her request to be released with a bracelet to be with her child during the holidays. Indeed, it seems that the reasoning behind the decision is quite different from the line her lawyers tried to take about extending her detention because of the “risk of her being kidnapped in Qatar”. The three points of the reasoning of the Judicial Council's decision in Belgium show that the judges already have enough evidence of her guilt in Qatargate.
Her allegations, in relation to the Qatargate scandal, did not convince the Pre-Trial Chamber to release her.
The rationale of the decision to extend the remand - The three elements
- is considered a suspected fugitive
- it is considered that it may destroy evidence relating to the investigation and may also lead to further disclosures
- may come into contact with unidentified suspects who could be useful to the ongoing investigation
She is allowed to see her child in prison but the procedure is not known, the ERT correspondent in Brussels said, whether she will be allowed to see him for a few hours or have him with her all the time.
