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EU lawmaker at heart of corruption case to remain in custody

Lawyer Barbara Huylebroeck is searched at security as she enters the Justice Palace during a pre-trial court hearing in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Judicial officials have told The Associated Press that Eva Kaili, a Greek European lawmaker charged with corruption in an alleged plot tarnishing EU institutions, will remain in detention until at least Dec. 22 after her hearing by a judge was postponed. (AP Photo/Gert Jochems)

In this photo provided by the Belgian Federal Judicial Police on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, a portion of the 1.5 million euro dollars found and seized by Belgian police in Brussels. (Belgian Federal Judicial Police via AP)

Members of the media wait outside the Justice Palace during a pre-trial court hearing in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Judicial officials have told The Associated Press that Eva Kaili, a Greek European lawmaker charged with corruption in an alleged plot tarnishing EU institutions, will remain in detention until at least Dec. 22 after her hearing by a judge was postponed. (AP Photo/Gert Jochems)

EU lawmaker at heart of corruption case to remain in custody