Arrests made as Huawei is accused of bribing European Parliament officials

Officials linked to the European Parliament have been arrested as part of a corruption probe (Virginia Mayo/AP)

Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company Huawei, which is suspected of bribing EU legislators.

The arrests came as an investigation by Le Soir newspaper and other media said lobbyists working for the Chinese telecoms giant were suspected of bribing current or former European Parliament members to promote the company’s commercial policies in Europe.