Brussels: Police in Belgium raided the homes of former Belgian European commissioner Didier Reynders on Tuesday over suspicion of money laundering, Belgian daily Le Soir reported.
Reynders, who served as Belgian finance minister (1999-2011) and foreign minister (2011-2019) before taking on the job as EU justice commissioner in 2019, was questioned by police on Tuesday afternoon without being taken into custody, according to Le Soir.
The Brussels prosecutor’s office confirmed to DPA that an investigation is ongoing without providing further details.
The European Commission had no information about the investigation and was not contacted by Belgian authorities, a commission spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Reynders still has immunity under Belgian law although his mandate as EU commissioner ended on Saturday, meaning that he can be investigated and questioned but not detained, Le Soir reported. (DPA)
