Defense tells Canada court that Huawei CFO s arrest was legal, but not her detainment 10 Apr 2021 / 08:59 H.
By Moira Warburton and Sarah Berman
VANCOUVER, March 31 (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou s arrest was valid, but her ongoing detainment is illegal, defense lawyers told a Canadian court on Wednesday, in a slight deviation from China s official stance on the case.
Meng, 49, was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport on a warrant from the United States, where she faces charges of bank fraud for allegedly misleading HSBC about Huawei Technologies Co Ltd s business dealings in Iran.
She maintains her innocence and is fighting extradition while under house arrest in Vancouver.
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A branch of arguments in Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s bid to stop her extradition to the United States from Canada ended on Thursday with a prosecutor saying her lawyers had an “impoverished” view of the facts over their assertion U.S. authorities violated international law.
FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
Meng, 49, was arrested at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 on a U.S. warrant for bank fraud. She is accused of misleading HSBC about Huawei’s business dealings in Iran, putting the bank at risk of violating U.S. sanctions.
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Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s arrest was valid, but her ongoing detainment is illegal, defence lawyers told a Canadian court on Wednesday, in a slight deviation from China’s official stance on the case.
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