Huawei CFO’s alleged movements had ‘no genuine connection’ to U.S., her lawyers say
by Moira Warburton
TORONTO (Reuters) -Huawei Chief economic Officer Meng Wanzhou’s alleged moves had “no exact connection” to the USA, her attorneys have argued of their newest bid to end her extradition from Canada, in keeping with court documents released on Friday.
Meng, 48, become arrested two years ago on the Vancouver airport by using Canadian police on an arrest warrant from the U.S., the place she is charged with bank and wire fraud for allegedly deceptive HSBC about Huawei Tech Co Ltd’s enterprise dealings in Iran.
She has claimed innocence and is combating the extradition while below condo arrest in Vancouver. Witness testimony wrapped up previous this week in her case.
Her attorneys have fought to add an additional allegation of abuse of procedure to the case, claiming that the USA misrepresented Meng’s movements to Canada in its request for her extradition, and that her actions didn’t cause HSBC to violate U.S. sanctions towards Iran.
the united states’ claim that it has jurisdiction over Meng’s actions “is primarily based totally on non-US business transactions between non-US organizations using non-US banks,” Meng’s attorneys wrote. “None of (Meng’s) alleged conduct passed off in entire or in part within the U.S., nor did it have any effect there.”
international legislations “doesn’t allow a state to criminalize the conduct of a non-country wide, outdoor that state, for representations made to one other non-national, the place there isn’t any significant and specific connection to that state,” they added.
Huawei legal professionals also submitted seven affidavits from criminal consultants – including an ex-U.S. ambassador and overseas law professors in California and the Netherlands – to aid their claims.
Canadian govt legal professionals, who have up to now argued that the extradition request is valid, will file submissions in coming weeks. Canada’s justice branch did not instantly respond to a request for comment on Huawei’s felony filings.
Meng will subsequent be in courtroom on Dec. 23 for a case administration conference. Her case is anticipated to wrap up in may additionally 2021.
(Reporting by using Moira Warburton in Toronto; editing by Aurora Ellis and Daniel Wallis)