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Eva Kaili is the name on everyone’s lips in Brussels. The Greek Member of the European Parliament was arrested on Friday by Belgian police as part of a “major investigation” and has been charged with “participation in a criminal organisation, money laundering and corruption.” Kaili is suspected of illicit lobbying in favour of a Persian Gulf state, which Belgian media has identified as Qatar, the controversial host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The legislator was reportedly “caught in the act,” the only circumstance that triggers an immediate revocation of parliamentary immunity. Her father, Ale…