5 People Charged in Huawei–EU Parliament Corruption Probe

The European Parliament earlier banned Huawei representatives from the Legislature’s buildings as a precaution.
5 People Charged in Huawei–EU Parliament Corruption Probe
A Huawei Technologies Co. store in Beijing, China, on Jan. 29, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Dave Malyon
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The Belgian prosecutor’s office said on March 18 that it has charged five people in connection with a corruption probe in the European Parliament allegedly linked to Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

Four have been charged with active corruption and involvement in a criminal organization, and a fifth, who was granted conditional release, was charged with money laundering, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office.