The European Parliament votes to lift the parliamentary immunity of Italian MEP Fulvio Martusciello, enabling Belgian prosecutors to continue a bribery and corruption investigation involving Chinese technology company Huawei. The decision follows a request to remove legal protections so authorities can pursue allegations connected to alleged illicit lobbying and bribery practices. Martusciello, who sits with Italy’s Forza Italia party and is described as a senior figure in the parliament, is currently under investigation. The Parliament approves the measure with a recorded vote of 344 in favour, 234 against and 25 abstentions, according to one report. Other coverage describes the case as a Huawei corruption scandal and notes the purpose of the vote is to clear the way for judicial action by Belgian prosecutors. No determination of guilt is reported in the parliamentary action itself, which is limited to removing immunity and allowing the investigation to proceed through national judicial processes.