Meng extradition would break law chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-23 09:06 Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, leaves British Columbia Supreme Court, with her security team in Vancouver, British Columbia on Dec 8, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Lawyers for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou have argued that Canada would be violating international law if she is sent to the United States to face charges, and they assert that she was subjected to an abuse of process and should be released.
In a notice filed with the British Columbia Supreme Court that was released on Friday, Meng s lawyers claim Canada should not conspire with US authorities to punish a foreign national for actions that have no real connection to the US.
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Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, leaves British Columbia Supreme Court with her security team in Vancouver, British Columbia on December 8, 2020 Don MacKinnon Text size
Canada would violate international law by extraditing a Huawei executive to the United States, her lawyers argue in new documents cited by the Canadian public television channel CBC.
Meng Wanzhou s defense believes that their client s alleged actions have no connection with the US, according to the CBC, which cites new documents filed Friday in Vancouver court.
Meng is wanted in the US on fraud charges related to violations of US sanctions on Iran. She is accused of hiding Huawei s relationship with former subsidiary Skycom in Iran from HSBC bank.
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