Vice President Eva Kaili (44), who has since been impeached, is accused of “membership of a criminal organization, money laundering and corruption”. In their apartment in Brussels alone, officials found some 592,000 francs in cash. Now that her partner Francesco Giorgi (35) has confessed, things can get tight for the former TV presenter.
The Greek has been spoiled in recent years and has traveled half the world. Your parliamentary salary is more than 9,000 francs a month. However, she will hardly be able to explain the significant increase in assets in her accounts over the past two years.
Eva Kaili visited Switzerland, Morocco, USA, Italy
Kaili spent the summer on the Italian Riviera and visited the French Alps on New Year’s Eve 2019. Instagram posts show her in Morocco or in a helicopter over San Francisco.
According to media reports, she was also photographed by paparazzi on Mykonos in a bikini. A weekend in one of the expensive hotels there often costs as much as the average monthly wage of a Greek worker, ie the equivalent of more than 1000 francs.
Close relationship with Putin friend Ivan Savvidis
There are also extravagant parties: the social democrat is said to have often celebrated with Putin’s friend Ivan Savvidis (63). In the nightclub they listened to singer Konstantinos Argiros (36) and Savvidis poured 50 francs of carnations over Kaili. At the wedding of the oligarch’s daughter in 2016, the politician was also on the guest list.
If you look online at the 44-year-old’s asset statements, you will see that the amount in their bank accounts has doubled within two years. Kaili’s fortune was almost 400,000 francs last time. In addition, there are some properties that have been actively bought and sold by the EU parliamentarian.
If Kaili goes through her apology in Belgium, she will face legal trouble in Greece
There are inconsistencies with Kaili’s traits. In 2019, for example, she paid 265,000 francs for a condominium of 169 square meters in the pompous Psychiko district of Athens. The real value of the property is probably well above 690,000 francs. The tax authorities specify this value for the luxury quarter. In Belgium, she lived in an apartment on the third floor on Rue Wirtz. According to Greek media, she would have toyed with the idea of buying another apartment on the floor above.
One question remains: where does all the money come from? The Greek tax authorities are already biting. When Kaili gets away with her excuses in Belgium, the Greek authorities want to catch her.
Kaili’s lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos continues to insist on the 44-year-old’s innocence. Kaili “knew nothing” about the money found on her. Francesco Giorgi, the partner of the fallen political star, has now pleaded guilty. At the same time, he demanded the release of his beloved. Kaili was not the recipient of the money, he said. For now, however, Eva Kaili remains in custody.