Huawei offices in Belgium get searched amid a corruption probe in EU | Infinium-tech

The Belgian Police searched the Huawei headquarters at Brussels. According to prosecutors, the authorities raided 20 additional places in Belgium and Valonia’s Belgium provinces, as well as several arrests in Portugal.

A spokesman for the Belgian prosecutor’s office said that “there is an ongoing inquiry on active corruption, forgery of documents and early allegations of money laundering in the European Parliament.” The “alleged bribe” is considered to benefit the tech company Huawei.

European Parliament in Strasbourg, France

Investigations have a lobist concern for the European Parliament’s Chinese Tech giant members to influence the European Union’s decision making decisions, which Huawei has benefited. During the operation, a judge has requested that the European Parliament offices of the two assistants involved in the case be sealed.

Information about the investigation revealed the money with two Belgian newspapers – Le Soer and NAC by the search website. In the report, one of the primary suspects in the case was identified as 41 -year -old Velerio Oatti, the European Union’s public affairs Huawei Director and a former Assistant of two Italian MEP, both were part of a European Parliament group, focused on China policy.

Huawei Office in Brussels, Belgium | image Source: Wandebrock Interir

An anonymous source reported that Ottati had any specialization in technology; He was appointed by Huawei only because of his connection.

Meanwhile, the European Commission refused to comment on the investigation. Its spokesperson, Thomas Render, emphasized the security concerns of the European Union’s Primary Executive Body about Huawei and Europe’s 5G telecom network.

“Huawei represents a high risk physically than other 5G suppliers,” and members of the European Union “must take the decision to restrict or exclude Huawei from their 5G network”.

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