Belgium charges 8 people in European Union Parliament bribery probe

Eight radical person been charged with corruption, wealth laundering and information successful a transgression enactment pursuing a probe into suspected bribery astatine the European Parliament, Belgium's nationalist authoritative said successful a connection connected Friday.

The charges travel aft Belgian prosecutors said connected March 13 they had detained respective individuals implicit suspected bribery successful the European Parliament allegedly for the payment of China's Huawei.

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On March 13, Belgian investigators raided 21 premises crossed Belgium and successful Portugal and a justice has since requested that the offices of 2 parliamentary assistants beryllium sealed.

Flags from the 27 countries of the EU alert successful the upwind successful beforehand of the European Parliament connected April 5, 2025, successful Brussels, Belgium. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

The Belgian prosecutors said the alleged corruption had taken spot "very discreetly" since 2021 nether the guise of commercialized lobbying and progressive payments for taking governmental positions oregon excessive gifts specified arsenic nutrient and question expenses oregon regular invitations to shot matches.

Prosecutors person said the alleged bribery is said to person benefited Huawei.

Huawei has said it takes the allegations earnestly and would urgently pass with authorities to afloat recognize the situation. It has besides said it has a zero-tolerance argumentation towards corruption oregon different wrongdoing.

The prosecutor's bureau said connected Friday that among the 8 radical charged, 3 were being kept nether physics surveillance, 2 person been released and 3 stay nether arrest.

It gave nary further information.

The European Parliament has said it had received a petition from Belgian authorities to assistance with the investigation, and that it would swiftly and afloat comply with it.

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At the extremity of 2022, the EU was rocked by the 'Qatargate' cash-for-influence ungraded aft Belgian authorities charged 4 radical linked to the European Parliament connected suspicions that Qatar and Morocco bribed politicians, parliamentary assistants and non-governmental organizations to power decision-making successful the EU assembly.

That probe is inactive ongoing.