Didier Reynders, the former EU Justice Commissioner known for his attacks on Poland, has been charged in a money laundering investigation. However, investigators are also intensively examining Reynders's ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Both were linked to an art foundation that the Russian allegedly used years ago to launder money.
Polish politicians from Law and Justice demanded an explanation of the matter in the European Parliament, because the commissioner played a key role in hybrid attacks on Poland. Unfortunately the European Parliament never did anything in this regard.
It was Belgian police that did. A few days ago, the website "Follow The Money" reported that Belgian authorities had officially charged Reynders with money laundering. However, the former commissioner has not been arrested.
In the context of the new findings, Polish MEPs, Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, are demanding explanations from the European Commission.
Wąsik and Kamiński ask whether the European Commission was aware of the connections between Reynders and Deripaska and whether it was aware of the funding of the art foundation "by persons linked to Russian disinformation campaigns."
PN: If I was in the shoes of those politicians I would not hold my breath waiting for those explanations.
- Based on reporting by Niezalezna
