Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- When Belgian police stormed Huaweis Brussels office in March 2025, detaining several people as part of a major corruption probe, few could have anticipated just how badly this operation would reflect on the European Unions anti-corruption system. The raids led to the arrest of four lawmakers accused of accepting bribes, lavish gifts, and cash in exchange for political favors from a Huawei lobbyist. The revelations shocked Brussels, not only because of the scope of the alleged corruption but also because the EUs anti-corruption watchdog, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), had been tipped off two years earlier-only to dismiss the claims after little more than a few web searches.

The failure now raises pressing q...