Dalli Case: OLAF Supervisory Committee has to declare reason for resignation of Chairman. Inge Gräßle MEP

In light of today's statement by OLAF, the EPP Group Coordinator in the Budgetary Control Committee of the European Parliament, Inge Gräßle MEP, has demanded full transparency on the reason for the resignation of the Chairman of the OLAF Supervisory Committee, Christiaan Timmermans, in the wake of the resignation of European Commissioner John Dalli.

"The OLAF Supervisory Committee has to disclose the real reason for the resignation of its Chairman in the immediate aftermath of the resignation of Commissioner Dalli", Mrs Gräßle said.

"In addition, the members of the OLAF Supervisory Committee must demonstrate that John Dalli's dossier was handled in full respect of the procedural and legal requirements of OLAF and the OLAF Supervisory Committee, and in full compliance with the rights accorded to persons under investigation by OLAF, also in the light of the court ruling in the Franchet/Byk case."