A total of seven people have been arrested so far in connection with the Huawei scandal in Brussels, according to court documents.
At least three people working for Huawei in Brussels have been arrested, as well as two others who were subcontractors for the company, according to Politico.
Two other people—one former and one current parliamentary assistant to MEP Fulvio Martusciello—were arrested in France and Italy as part of the probe.
Today, judges in Naples will rule on whether to hand Luciana Simeone, an Italian assistant to Martusciello, over to Belgian authorities under a European arrest warrant.
Belgian prosecutors are investigating how Chinese tech giant Huawei may have bought favours from at least 15 MEPs in exchange for influencing key legislative decisions to benefit its commercial interests within the European Union.
An investigation conducted by europeanconservative.com revealed that at least 25 meetings took place between European parliamentarians and Huawei representatives from 2020 to 2023. The MEPs involved are all leftists, liberals, and centre-right lawmakers.
Of the eight MEPs who co-signed a letter lobbying for the inclusion of Huawei in the rollout of the EU’s 5G network, six belong to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s centre-right EPP group and two to the socialist S&D group.
