To do this, her parliamentary immunity first had to be lifted, which happened on Wednesday. For the actual vote, El Kaouakibi suddenly appeared in parliament after two years of absence. VTM NEWS journalist Karel Lattrez analyzed her return in the HLN LIVE studio. That analysis can be viewed above.
Referral to the court is also requested for the non-profit association and its partner. Whether the council chamber will be able to effectively consider the file remains to be seen. The parties involved may request additional investigative acts before the hearing. In that case, the case will be postponed indefinitely.
At the beginning of last year, a subsidy scandal erupted around El Kaouakibi. She had received subsidies for her Antwerp youth project Let’s Go Urban, but would have further channeled the funds to her other companies. The judicial investigation, which started in March 2021, was completed in May.
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