Didier Reynders, charged in Belgium for alleged money laundering. The former Commissioner of Justice during Ursula von der Leyen’s first term is being investigated for alleged money laundering. The judge in charge of the case looks with special attention to the nearly one million euros found in the politician’s accounts liberal and its relationship with the systematic purchase of a type of lottery.
The formal accusation of the man who was also minister and deputy prime minister in several successive governments in Belgium occurred last October, although it has not emerged until now, according to the newspaper. and other Belgian media.
The case dates back to December of last year, and he was questioned for the first time, in an operation initiated after a complaint from the Financial Information Processing Unit (Ctif) and the National Lottery for detecting suspicious transactions for a relatively high amount in lottery purchases.
The investigations were launched just three days after Reynders left his position as commissioner, at which time he still enjoyed immunity and could not be arrested. Reynders’ wife, a judge at a Liège Court, has also been questioned on two occasions by investigators but she has not been charged.
Specifically, the authorities are investigating the purchase by Reynders of a lottery worth about 200,000 euros and are trying to determine the origin of nearly 800,000 euros deposited into accounts in his name over a period of ten years, during which he was Prime Minister and then, until November 31, 2024, Commissioner of Justice.
