Huawei demands that its CFO not be extradited to the United States

The team of lawyers tasked with defending Huawei CFO Ming Wanguo submitted an invitation to the Canadian court involved in the case, renewing its request not to extradite the accused to the United States of America in accordance with to the evidence and evidence presented. in court regarding the reliability and credibility of the information on which the United States relied and based the extradition request.

Meng has returned to hearings in a Canadian court in recent weeks over his extradition case to the United States, as legal arguments that have lasted more than two years come to an end.

Meng was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport under a US arrest warrant for misleading HSBC about Huawei’s business dealings in Iran and for pushing the bank to violate US sanctions.

The last evidence the defense team relied on in their oral argument was that the documents obtained from HSBC to convict the accused, “Ming,” lack credibility, are unrelated to reality, and in fact deny the truth. Ming’s deception by cheating the bank, as the evidence confirms. The executives of the bank are aware of the risks of these transactions and agree to continue working with Huawei.

The hearings, which will continue until August 20, will focus on the third chapter of Meng’s defense team’s arguments, particularly regarding the misrepresentation of the case by US prosecutors in the application for extradition submitted to Canada.

The defense team described the documents provided by US authorities as unreliable and lacking in clarity. Meng’s attorney also claims that the United States abused “good faith” in the extradition request by misleading the Canadian justice system about the accuracy of the criminal allegations against Meng.

Defense attorney Mona Duckett began the final chapter of her arguments before the judge overseeing the proceedings before the Supreme Court of British Columbia by accusing the United States Attorney General of providing a “false story. “.

In a recent official statement, Huawei confirmed that it “remains confident” in Ming’s innocence, adding that it will continue to support his defense. Meng has also asserted his innocence and is fighting against the extradition of house arrest in Vancouver.