Huawei CFO Wins Extradition Hearing Delay
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An agreement between Huawei and HSBC in Hong Kong has led Canadian courts to delay chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearing.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was handed a three-month delay for her U.S. extradition hearing, according to a court ruling, which was scheduled to conclude in May.
Defense attorney Richard Peck had requested «a modest frame of time» to read newly obtained documents and potentially file them as evidence.
Peck and the defense team were referring to a breakthrough agreement made between Meng, Huawei, and HSBC in Hong Kong courts earlier this month for «documents production».
According to a statement from the bank, it agreed to «resolve the legal proceedings in Hong Kong regarding their request for documents».
Defense lawyers claimed that the documents would prove that HSBC was not misled into business dealings with Iran, causing it to break U.S. sanctions.
Questions & Answers
Q.Why has Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing been delayed?
Why has Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing been delayed?
The hearing was delayed for three months after Meng's defence team requested time to review new documents. These documents came from an agreement between Huawei, Meng, and HSBC in Hong Kong.
Q.What is the purpose of these newly obtained documents?
What is the purpose of these newly obtained documents?
Defence lawyers believe the documents will demonstrate that HSBC was not misled regarding business dealings with Iran. They hope this will show the bank did not break U.S. Sanctions, which is central to the extradition case.
Q.Which parties were involved in the agreement to produce these documents?
Which parties were involved in the agreement to produce these documents?
The agreement to produce the documents was made between Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, and HSBC. This breakthrough happened in Hong Kong courts earlier this month, leading to the delay in Canada.
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