Several people were on Thursday arrested in a nationwide sweep in Belgium as part of a corruption probe in which Chinese tech giant Huawei was reported to be suspected of having bribed lawmakers in

Belgian authorities spearheaded a series of raids across Belgium, Portugal, and France in a corruption investigation, targeting alleged bribery involving Huawei and European Parliament members.

The European Parliament has banned Huawei lobbyists from entering its buildings, a spokesperson for the parliament said on Friday, as authorities probe suspected bribery that could have helped the Chinese tech giant.

Belgian police have raided the offices of Huawei as part of a sprawling probe into alleged corruption involving members of the European parliament. An official briefed on the investigation told the Financial Times the Chinese technology company was the target of the probe initiated by Belgian intelligence services.