04/12/2024 (Agence Europe) – Former European Commissioner Didier Reynders was questioned by Belgian police on Tuesday 3 December and his Brussels home was searched as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering, Le Soir and Follow the Money have revealed. The investigation was opened in 2023 following reports from the Financial Intelligence Processing Unit and the National Lottery. The former commissioner in charge of the Rule of law and the fight against corruption is suspected of having engaged in money laundering activities through gambling purchases when he was a minister in the Belgian federal government. Didier Reynders was Minister of Finance (1999-2011) and Head of Diplomacy (2011-2019). When questioned, the European Commission said on Wednesday 4 December that it had never been aware of any such information and that it was prepared to cooperate with the Belgian authorities if necessary. (SP)