Labour MEP Daniel Attard Named in Belgian Bribery Probe, Vows to Clear Name

Belgium requests lifting of MEP immunity in alleged corruption case

Belgian authorities have requested the European Parliament to revoke the immunity of five MEPs in a corruption probe linked to Huawei, involving alleged money laundering and active corruption.

Belgian prosecutors target MEPs in Huawei probe

So far three MEPs have confirmed that the Belgians want Parliament to lift their immunity.

Huawei bribery scandal: Belgium asks European Parliament to lift MEP immunities

Belgian authorities want to investigate five MEPs over cash-for-influence case, officials say.

Labour MEP Daniel Attard named in Belgian bribery probe, vows to clear name

Updated 7.45pm with PN reactionLabour MEP Daniel Attard has been named in an investigation by Belgian police over his meeting a Huawei lobbyist at a football match last year, with investigators asking for his parliamentary immunity to be lifted.Last month, investigators raided several offices across Europe as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct by...

The judge of the Supreme Court Juan Ramón Berdugo, who investigates the open case the leader of the ultra formation Se Ahabó La Fiesta (SALF), Luis Pérez, known as Alvise, for several messages against the delegated prosecutor of hate crimes and discrimination in Valencia, Susana Gisbert, has taken this Monday the first step to be able to act against him. In a car, Berdugo agrees to start the proceedings to ask the European Parliament to lift the…

Recently, the identities of five current European Parliament members who were suspected of being involved in the lobbying case of Chinese technology giant Huawei were exposed. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office has formally requested the European Parliament to lift the judicial immunity of these members in order to conduct an in-depth investigation.