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Huawei Probe Blunder Sparks EU Parliament Rules Change

EU parliament president Roberta Metsola named Princi among lawmakers targeted by authorities (Credit: AFP)

When European lawmaker Giusi Princi learnt she was sought by Belgian authorities over a graft investigation linked to Chinese tech giant Huawei in May, she was "dumbfounded".

It soon turned out she had nothing to do with it -- in a mix-up that has undermined confidence in the probe and pushed the European Parliament to review its rules to better shield lawmakers from unfounded accusations.

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