The decision is a setback for the so-called Huawei-gate prob
The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee had backed the lifting of immunity for only one of the four MEPs named in a Belgian criminal investigation into lobbying activities linked to Huawei in Brussels.
The decision on Wednesday is likely to be controversial as it is likely to hamper the so-called Huawei-gate probe and must still be confirmed by a vote of the full Parliament later this month.
According to three officials familiar with the confidential vote, the committee voted 14–11 to recommend lifting the immunity of European People’s Party MEP Fulvio Martusciello.
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