The senior executive is listed as a vice president for the Europe region at Huawei and previously held a position as chief representative to the European Union leading the firm\u2019s public affairs office in Brussels. He can only be identified as Yong J.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s hearing, held behind closed doors, was part of proceedings where defense teams engage with senior judges to discuss procedural matters, including potential custody decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The senior executive could not be reached for comment and his lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Huawei spokesperson also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n Belgian investigators are probing whether illegal payments were made to secure political backing for an open letter supporting the Chinese company’s interests and signed off by eight members of the European Parliament, according to an arrest warrant seen by POLITICO.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Belgian prosecutor said Friday\u00a0it had charged eight people<\/a>. The charges followed a series of\u00a0police raids<\/a>\u00a0of premises in Belgium and Portugal, including Huawei’s Brussels lobbying headquarters and several European Parliament offices.<\/p>\n Aside from Yong J., three other Huawei employees were among the suspects in the corruption probe who\u00a0first faced Belgian judges last week<\/a>\u00a0as part of procedural hearings, including a lobbyist and a senior executive for the firm, who can only be described as Valerio O. and Han W. They are also facing charges related to corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/08\/GettyImages-2204300422-1-1024x683.jpg\")