Belgian authorities have announced the arrest of several individuals in a corruption investigation involving the European Parliament and Huawei. The suspects are accused of engaging in active corruption from 2021 to the present, utilizing commercial lobbying as a cover. Illicit payments, such as excessive gifts and remuneration for political positions, were allegedly disguised as legitimate conference expenses. Searches were conducted at 21 locations in Belgium and Portugal, leading to the sealing of offices belonging to EU parliamentary assistants. This investigation follows previous scandals involving bribery linked to Qatar and Morocco.
The Belgian authorities have arrested several individuals in connection with a corruption probe targeting the European Parliament and the tech company Huawei.
Investigators believe illicit payments were disguised within financial flows related to conference expenses, possibly linked to money laundering activities.
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