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Belgian Police Raid Targets EU Parliament Corruption Linked to Huawei

Belgian federal prosecutors arrested several individuals linked to a corruption investigation concerning the European Parliament and Huawei, which is suspected of bribing lawmakers.
About 100 federal police officers conducted searches across Belgium and Portugal, while one arrest took place in France regarding the scandal.
Prosecutors believe corruption occurred from 2021 to the present, involving various forms of bribery and excessive gifts.
European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier emphasized the need for EU member states to restrict Huawei from their 5G networks due to security concerns.

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Deutschlandfunk

Corruption - authorities accuse Huawei of bribery in the EU Parliament - several arrests

Lobbyists from the Chinese technology group Huawei are said to have bribed MEPs, and the company announced that it will work with the Belgian public prosecutor's office.

10 hours ago·Germany

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Il Fatto Quotidiano

Huawei scandal, the Portuguese trail leads to Nuno Martins. Lobbyist, former assistant to Martusciello: 'He pushed politicians to support Chinese 5G'

The rule, in corruption investigations, almost always remains the same: follow the money, follow the money. And the money, in the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office's investigation into the alleged bribes and gifts from lobbyists of the Chinese telecommunications multinational Huawei to a group of MEPs, goes straight to Portugal. This is where the investigators' investigations are focusing, as IlFattoQuotidiano.it learns from Belgian police sou…

10 hours ago·Rome, Italy

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Protothema

European Parliament suspends access to Brussels and Strasbourg buildings for Huawei lobbyists

This is a "preventive measure" with "immediate effect," a European Parliament spokesman said, following police searches and arrests made in the context of a corruption investigation.

10 hours ago

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laverita.info

Pro-China lobbyists in handcuffs for corruption

Searches at the headquarters of the EU Parliament. Stop men linked to Huawei, including the Italian-Belgian Valerio Ottati. Seals at the offices of the assistants of Fi and Renew deputies. The suspects would have paid for conferences and trips in exchange for favors. 15 politicians are being targeted. It's still fresh in the memory...

15 hours ago

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La Libre

Corruption in the European Parliament: China's Huawei Group declares that it has "zero tolerance" of the reported practices

The Chinese company Huawei claims to conduct the investigation after revelations of potential corruption in the European Parliament. ...

18 hours ago·Brussels, Belgium

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Inquirer

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EU parliament roiled by graft probe linked to China's Huawei

Brussels, Belgium — A new graft scandal rocked the European Parliament after police carried out raids Thursday in Belgium and Portugal, detaining multiple suspects in a probe into suspicions of corruption under the guise of lobbying for the benefit of Chinese tech giant Huawei. The new investigation comes more than two years after the “Qatargate”

22 hours ago·Manila, Philippines

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