Belgrade, Oct. 28 -- : Amid a Chinese push to gain influence in Serbia, Huawei appears to have paid large sums to a former Serbian state telecom executive through an offshore shell company, according to a report by a non-profit organisation.
A former executive at state telecom company Telekom Srbija received over USD 1 million through an offshore firm in the British Virgin Islands that had contracts with Chinese company Huawei, reported Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
Former Telekom Srbija executive Igor Jecl, appears to have received over USD 1.4 million in contracts, dividends, loans, consulting fees, and an apartment from an offshore company that was paid by Huawei for consultancy.
The payments were linked to...