Several people were arrested as part of a corruption investigation related to the European Parliament and Huawei. It is suspected of bribing EU officials. .
Authorities said a spokesperson for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office where the European Parliament is located said “Ongoing investigations about proactive corruption, forgery of documents, money laundering in the European Parliament,” the prosecutor said, “these crimes were allegedly committed by criminal organizations” and promoted “pure private commercial interests” in the context of political decisions.
“Corruption is reportedly carried out regularly from 2021 to today, very cautiously, under the guise of commercial lobbying and taking various forms such as compensation for political stances or excessive gifts such as food and travel expenses, or regular invitations to invite. [soccer] “The game was later added that “the bribery allegedly benefited Huawei.”
Police reportedly raided several speeches from Belgium and Portugal. Two European Parliament offices allegedly involved in the case have been sealed.
Prosecutors said the arrested were questioned for alleged participation in “active corruption within the European Parliament.” An office spokesperson told During these raids, no member of the parliament was targeted directly. However, About 15 current and former European Parliament members are investigators’ “radars”.
Huawei said it would “communicate with the investigation urgently” to better understand the problem at hand, while the company would charge it “seriously.” A spokesperson told “Huawei has a zero-tolerance policy for corruption or other wrongdoing and we are committed to always complying with all applicable laws and regulations.”
A spokesman for the European Parliament said the legislature “has received a request for cooperation from the Belgian authorities to assist in the investigation and the parliament will quickly respect the investigation.”
