Huawei Senior Executive Charged in EU Corruption Probe
The Chinese company official was represented in a Belgian court on Tuesday.
The Chinese company official was represented in a Belgian court on Tuesday.
The Belgian prosecutor’s office has charged eight people in connection with the Huawei-related corruption probe involving the European Parliament.
Could Brussels be waking up to the anti-bribery initiatives of local prosecutors?
The agency considers the evidence ‘insufficient’ despite progress and arrests made by Belgian police.
Belgian prosecutors are investigating how the Chinese tech giant may have bought favours from at least 15 MEPs.
MEPs allegedly received thousands of euros for signing a letter that tried to defend the Chinese tech giant from EU “technological racism.”
If you thought that the corrupt Brussels elite would be more careful after the Qatargate scandal, the EPP is here to prove you wrong.
EP President Metsola is already trying to save face, saying she cannot allow allegations against “a few individuals to tarnish the work of hundreds of others.”
More than two dozen Brussels-led dangerous liaisons with Huawei took place between 2020 and 2023—mainly related to AI legislation, digital services, and green policies.
At least 15 MEPs are implicated in a bribery investigation alleging attempts to influence legislation favoring the Chinese company.