Politicians Council of Europe away for corruption

Politicians Council of Europe away for corruption

World June 27, 2018 20:54

strasbourg - Fourteen members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have been expelled because of corruption. The procedure committee of the meeting announced their names on Wednesday.

The sending away of the fourteen politicians follows a major investigation into bribery of politicians, particularly by Azerbaijan. The German Christian Democrat Eduard Lintner is among the members who were sent away.

47 Member States are members of the Council of Europe. They have national politicians as representatives in the meeting.

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