The senior executive is listed as vice-president of the Europe region in Huawei and previously held a position as chief representative of the European Union which heads the company’s public affairs office in Brussels. It can only be identified as Yong J.
Tuesday’s hearing, held behind closed doors, was one of the procedures where the defense teams engage with the superior judges to discuss procedural issues, including potential decisions on the custody.
The senior manager could not be joined to comment and his lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comments. Huawei spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Belgian investigators wonder if the illegal payments have been made to guarantee political support for an open letter supporting the interests of the Chinese company and signed by eight members of the European Parliament, according to an arrest warrant seen by Politico.
The Belgian prosecutor said on Friday that he billed eight people. The accusations followed a series of police raids of premises in Belgium and Portugal, including the headquarters of Brussels lobbying in Huawei and several offices of the European Parliament.
In addition to Yong J., three other Huawei employees were among the suspects of the corruption investigation which faced Belgian judges last week in the context of procedural hearings, including a lobbyist and a senior manager for the company, which can only be described as Valerio O. and Han W. They are also confronted with accusations related to corruption, money laundering and a criminal organization.
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