Belgian Police Raid Targets EU Parliament Corruption Linked to Huawei

Another Corruption Probe Rocks European Parliament’s Mainstream

Once again, a corruption scandal looms over the European Parliament (EP), as investigators from the Belgian federal judicial police conducted 21 searches across the Brussels region, Flanders, Wallonia, and Portugal. According to the Belgian outlet Le Soir, after several months of investigations, authorities have arrested multiple lobbyists working for the Chinese telecom giant Huawei, suspected of bribing current and former MEPs to promote the c…

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.

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.

EU parliament bars Huawei lobbyists over graft probe

Huawei has nine representatives accredited to the parliament’s premises in Brussels and Strasbourg. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Representatives of Chinese tech giant Huawei have been banned from European Parliament buildings. This is in response to a police investigation into corruption within the European Parliament by Huawei lobbyists. This is a precautionary measure, a spokesperson for the parliament said.

EU parliament roiled by Huawei-linked graft probe

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