Belgium charges eight people in European Parliament bribery probe

Eight people are charged with corruption, money laundering and participating in a criminal organization after questioning suspicion of bribery European ParliamentHe said in a statement on Friday at the Belgian Public Prosecutor.

Charges come after Belgian prosecutors said on March 13 that they had detained several people in the European Parliament on suspicion of bribery in the European Parliament Chinese Huawei.

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March 13, Belgian investigators They searched 21 spaces throughout Belgium and in Portugal and the judge have since requested that two parliamentary assistants be tidied up.

Flags from 27 EU countries fly in the wind in front of the European Parliament on April 5, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. (Thierry Bonasse/Getty Pictures)

Belgian prosecutors said that alleged corruption had happened “very discreet” since 2021 under the guise of commercial lobbying and involved payments to take over political positions or excessive gifts such as food and travel expenses or regular calls for football matches.

Prosecutors said the alleged bribe was useful Huawei.

Huawei said the accusations take seriously and to communicate urgently with the authorities to fully understand the situation. She also announced that she had a policy of zero tolerance for corruption or other crime.

On Friday, the prosecution announced that there were two released among the eight persons accused by three electronic supervision and three were arrested.

Did not give further information.

The European Parliament has announced that it has received the request of the Belgian authorities to help the investigation and that it will quickly and complete in accordance with this.

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At the end of 2022, the EU raised a scandal with money to influence Katargate after the Belgian authorities were accused by four people related to the European Parliament on suspicion of suspicion of Catar and Morocco bribing politicians, parliamentary assistants, and undoubtedly association in deciding in e-socializing.

That investigation is still ongoing.