EU lawmakers voted to shield colleagues from Belgium’s Huawei corruption probe
TL;DR
The European Parliament voted to maintain the immunity of four MEPs suspected of taking bribes from Huawei lobbyists, blocking Belgian prosecutors from questioning them. The decision deepens a standoff between the legislature and judiciary over the Huawei corruption probe.
More than a year after Belgian prosecutors asked the European Parliament to lift the immunity of four lawmakers suspected of taking bribes from Huawei lobbyists, the Parliament has voted to keep those protections in place, Politico reported.
The decision shields the accused MEPs from questioning by Belgian investigators, who cannot compel testimony or gather key evidence without Parliament’s authorisation under EU law. For the prosecutors running one of Brussels’ most significant corruption investigations since Qatargate, the vote represents a serious setback.
The investigation
In March 2025, Belgian police raided the homes and officesof several Huawei lobbyists and parliamentary assistants suspected of bribing MEPs with cash and gifts in...
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