London-based lawyer hired firm linked to ‘Qatargate’ suspects

London-based Turkish human rights lawyer Hakan Camuz paid Milan-based Equality Consultancy Srl for ‘ethical lobbying services’ related to EU corruption. Italian prosecutors expanded the investigation with a money laundering probe.

March 9, 2023 . 3:37 PM

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London-based Turkish human rights lawyer Hakan Camuz paid Milan-based Equality Consultancy Srl for ‘ethical lobbying services’.
Services include facilitating meetings with MEPs, public events in Brussels, parliamentary questions and securing EU funding for charitable causes.
The company was linked to Francesco Giorgi, assistant of Pier Antonio Panzeri, a former MEP at the heart of the corruption scandal.
Italian prosecutors expanded the investigation into suspected corruption with a separate money laundering probe.
2 entities connected to Camuz paid consultancy a total of €75,000.