US EditionHuawei Probe Blunder Sparks Eu Parliament Rules Change
BELGIUM, JUL 9 – The EU's General Court annulled the European Parliament's refusal to grant Kaili access to documents related to alleged misuse of allowances, marking a procedural win in the Qatargate scandal.
- On May 21, Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, identified Giusi Princi as one of the lawmakers implicated by Belgian prosecutors in an investigation related to Huawei-linked corruption.
- The request to lift Princi's parliamentary immunity, made in mid-May alongside four other lawmakers, sparked debate over whether Belgian authorities are suited to investigate EU corruption.
- Princi, who was attending her daughter's school play in southern Calabria, compiled an almost 100-page dossier with geo-tagged photos and sent it to prosecutors before they withdrew the request a day after naming her.
- Charges against eight individuals encompass offenses such as bribery, financial crimes, and involvement in a criminal network; meanwhile, Princi and four other EU lawmakers have denied any misconduct, and transparency advocate Daniel Freund has called for prosecutorial oversight at the European Union level.
- The controversy prompted the European Parliament to revise its rules to better protect lawmakers from unfounded accusations and highlighted concerns about institutional transparency and judicial procedures.
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When right-wing MEP Giusi Princi learned that she was being sought as part of an investigation into corruption related to China's Huawei technology giant, she was "considered." She was the victim of a mistake, which prompted the European Parliament to review its regulation...
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