MEP Kaili vows to continue ‘fight’ upon release from prison

Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of corruption, has been released from custody in Belgium to house arrest.

The 44-year-old politician was driven in a black Mercedes, accompanied by her lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos and her father, from Haren prison in northern Brussels to her apartment near the European Parliament, where she wound down the window to speak briefly to reporters.

"My lawyers are continuing the fight with determination," she told waiting reporters in Greek

"My daughter is waiting for me, so I am very happy that I will be with her in a bit. We will talk soon," she said in English, before the car disappeared into a garage.

The 44-year-old politician, elected with PASOK but since expelled by the socialists, is accused of accepting bribes from Qatar and Morocco in exchange for influence in EU policymaking in one...