Belgian police searched the Brussels headquarters of Chinese tech company Huawei and several other locations in a corruption probe amid fresh allegations involving European Parliament officials, with several arrests made in the case,

The authorities in Belgium have intensified their crackdown on corruption within European institutions, launching a series of raids in connection with political misconduct and lobbying groups.

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 the European parliament.