The Francophone public broadcaster RTBF reports that detectives investigating alleged money laundering by the former European Commissioner Didier Reynders have asked the Francophone liberal politician to provide information about the providence of a sum totaling around 1 million euro. Last week Mr Reynders and his wife were questioned as part of a wider investigation into money laundering through the purchase of Belgian National Lottery products such as scratch cards.
Investigation into alleged money laundering by the former European Commissioner Didier Reynders said to concern a sum of 1 million euro
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On Tuesday it emerged that the former Federal Minister and European Commissioner Dider Reynders (Francophone liberal) was among those that had been questioned about the suspected money laundering.
Over a period of many years Mr Reynders is alleged to have purchased National Lottery products as a means to lauder money. The winnings from the lottery products purchased were then, allegedly, transferred to his bank account as “clean money”.
1 million euro
RTBF reports that it wasn’t only Mr Reynders’ large-scale purchase of lottery products that made those involved in the investigation suspicious. Large sums of money were also reportedly deposited onto his bank accounts. The suspicious transactions are said to date back to as long ago as 2010.
RTBF reports that detectives are investigating suspicious transactions totaling 1 million euro. Around 200,000 euro of this concerns lottery products purchased by Mr Reynders during the past 5 years. The Francophone public broadcaster says that the remaining 800,000 euro is cash that was taken to the bank and deposited on one of several accounts in Mr Reynders’ name. Transactions via National Lottery “e-tickets” are part also of the investigation into the 800,000 euro.