Solomon Islands' prime minister is denying he was bribed by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei to grant it a major internet cable contract.
The country's opposition last week called for an investigation into a parliamentary report, cited by the Sydney Morning Herald, which noted allegations Huawei had promised Manasseh Sogavare a political donation of around 5.2 million US dollars.
In a statement the Solomon Islands prime minister denied receiving any form of political donation from Huawei and said the allegations reported in the media were false and lacked credibility.
Sogavare challenged the media to prove it had evidence to support the allegations and to report it to the proper authorities for investigation.
