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Polish intelligence agency, ABW, has arrested a Huawei executive, amid fears he was working with Chinese secret services.

Weijing W, sales director for Huawei in Poland was arrested alongside Piotr D, a former ABW officer, according to TVP Info.

The two men were detained on Tuesday, before being arrested on Thursday, after the ABW discovered that they had both acted for the benefit of Chinese special services.

Following the arrests, both men could now face up to 10 years in prison.

Piotr D was an officer at ABW until 2011, and his departure was associated with corruption in government IT - although he was never charged with it.

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During his time at the agency, Piotr D had access to key information, including an internal system that transmits private information to important people in the state.

It’s unclear what Piotr D’s link to Huawei was.

The arrests come shortly after Canadian authorities arrested another Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou, as part of an investigation into alleged violations of US trade sanctions.

And yesterday, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, raised concerns about the use of Chinese telecommunications equipment in sensitive sectors.

Speaking to Reuters, a senior administration official said: “We are all concerned about theft of intellectual property and Chinese telecoms companies that are being used by China for intelligence-gathering purposes.”

Israel has also expressed worries about using Huawei’s telecommunications equipment.

In 2016, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that Israel has an undeclared policy of not using Huwaei technologies, out of concern about possible security breaches.

Mirror Online has contacted Huawei for comment.