Following raids conducted in Belgium and Portugal, an investigation into suspected graft in the European Parliament linked to Chinese tech giant Huawei led to 5 people being charged for corruption-related offences.

The European Parliament on Friday banned lobbyists working for Huawei from its premises following the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the Chinese company, in yet another scandal to rock the bloc's legislature.

Chinese tech giant’s offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.