While the investigation into the Qatargate scandal, which broke out at the end of 2022, is still underway, will the European Parliament now also undergo a “huaweigate”? Thursday, March 13, Belgian police led a series of searches in Brussels and apprehended several former and current lobbyists of the Chinese telecommunications group Huawei, for fact of “Corruption”,, “False and use of false”,, “Whitening” And “Criminal organization”. Portuguese judicial authorities have also taken a search of a Portuguese company suspected of having received transfers for MEPs. Finally, a person was arrested in France.
According to everyday revelations The evening And the Follow The Money investigation platform, about fifteen European deputies, old and new, would be affected by these facts, but no name has been revealed. “Personal data and/or all other elements allowing the identification of the persons involved cannot in any case be disclosed at this stage”specifies the Belgian prosecution. Within the hemicycle, seals were placed on parliamentary assistant offices, while parliament confirms having “Received a request for cooperation from the Belgian authorities to help the investigation.”
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Source: Lemonde