Meng Wanzhou's legal team resumes extradition defence in B.C. court
Meng Wanzhou’s legal team is expected to argue Monday there
is no evidence showing the Huawei executive caused international bank HSBC to
violate U.S. sanctions law.
The B.C. Supreme Court is hearing formal arguments in the
extradition case for the telecom executive that began last week amid rising
diplomatic tensions.
Meng, who is Huawei’s chief financial officer and daughter
of the company’s founder, was arrested at Vancouver’s airport in 2018 at the
request of the United States in a move that fractured Canada’s relationship
with China.
She says she is innocent of U.S. fraud charges that are
based on allegations she misled HSBC in a 2013 presentation about Huawei’s
control of another company that did business in Iran.
Lawyers for Canada’s attorney general have said the alleged
lies would clearly constitute fraud in Canada and Meng should be surrendered to
face prosecution in the United States.
The case is scheduled to continue through Friday, although
lawyers have said they are on track to wrap up mid-week.
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