5 defendants, new incursions into the huawei corruption scandal in the EU Parliament in Belgium

Five people have been accused in an investigation into alleged corruption in the European Parliament that involves Chinese technological giant Huawei technologiesBelgian prosecutors said Tuesday, adding that new incursions were carried out.

The scandal arrives two years after several European Union The legislators were accused that they were paid to promote the interests of Qatar and Morocco – Something that both countries deny.

TO Belgian The judge accused four people of “active corruption and criminal organization on Tuesday and kept them in prior detention, said the federal prosecutor’s office.

A fifth, accused of money laundering, was released under conditions.

The new searches in the offices in the EU Parliament took place on Monday, he added.