Arrests Made in Bribery Probe Involving EU Parliament, Huawei

Prosecutors said dozens of officers conducted raids in Brussels, the Flanders and Wallonia regions, and Portugal.

A logo sits illuminated outside the Huawei booth at the SK telecom booth on day one of the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 28, 2022. David Ramos/Getty Images

Federal prosecutors in Belgium said on Thursday they were investigating suspected bribery involving the European Parliament and Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

Several people were arrested after around 100 federal police officers carried out almost two dozen searches in Brussels and the Flanders and Wallonia regions, and Portugal.