Huawei CFO to seek extradition stay citing Trump comments
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS MAY 8, 2019 / 7:04 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Huawei CFO to seek extradition stay citing Trump comments
Evan Duggan, Karen Freifeld
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VANCOUVER/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Huaweis chief financial officer intends to seek a stay of extradition proceedings in part based on statements by President Donald Trump about the case, which her lawyers say disqualifies the United States from pursuing the matter in Canada.
CFO Meng Wanzhou, 47, the daughter of Huawei Technologies Co Ltds billionaire founder, Ren Zhengfei, was arrested at Vancouvers airport in December on a U.S. warrant and is fighting extradition on charges that she conspired to defraud global banks about Huaweis relationship with a company operating in Iran.
After the arrest, Trump told Reuters he would intervene in the U.S. case against Meng if it would help close a trade deal with China.
Mengs defense lawyers said in a document presented to the British Columbia Supreme Court on Wednesday that they intend to apply for the stay of the extradition proceedings based on abuses that go beyond Trumps comments.
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In addition, Mengs counsel argued there is no evidence she misrepresented to a bank Huaweis relationship with a company operating in Iran called Skycom, thereby putting the bank at risk of violating U.S. sanctions law, or that the bank relied on her statements to its detriment.
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