Huawei lawyers say U.S. evidence 'unreliable' in Meng extradition case
Evidence used by the United States to justify the extradition of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is "unreliable and defective" and should not be considered by a Canadian court, Meng's lawyers argued in documents released to the media on Friday.
Meng, 48, was arrested in December 2018 on a warrant from
the United States which alleges that she misled the bank HSBC about Huawei's
business dealings in Iran.
She has said she is innocent and is fighting extradition
while on house arrest in Vancouver.
Meng's lawyers submitted testimony from expert witnesses
including John Bellinger, a former White House lawyer, as well as a Huawei
Technologies Co Ltd presentation outlining its relationship with businesses
operating in Iran, to back Huawei's argument that the United States left out
key facts about communication with HSBC about Huawei's operations in Iran when
requesting Meng's extradition from Canada.
The submissions show that the evidence used by the United
States as part of their case is "manifestly unreliable – so unreliable and
defective – to justify refusing to commit (Meng) for extradition," lawyers
for Huawei wrote.
The issue is scheduled to be argued in a British Columbia
courtroom in September as part of Meng's extradition hearing. The entire
extradition hearing is expected to run till April 2021.
On Monday, Meng will attend hearings in a Canadian courtroom
via telephone, arguing for the Canadian attorney general to release more
confidential documents relating to her arrest to show that her rights were
abused. The Canadian attorney general has held back some of the documents
related to her arrest claiming privilege.
Meng's legal team argue that her extradition proceedings
should be stayed as a result of the abuses.
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