After a Canadian court ruled against Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, on Wednesday in her extradition case to the US on fraud charges, the company said it has faith her innocence will ultimately be maintained.
“Huawei is disappointed in the ruling today by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, we have repeatedly expressed confidence in Ms. Meng’s innocence,” Huawei Canada said in a Wednesday statement posted on Twitter. “Huawei continues to stand with Ms. Meng in her pursuit for justice and freedom.”
Huawei’s comments come after British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes ruled earlier on Wednesday that the allegations made against Meng by a US federal court would also be a crime in Canada – a decision that will allow the case for her extradition to the United States to continue.
Meng was arrested at the Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 after a US federal court filed charges against her accusing her of fraud. The allegations stem from Huawei affiliate Skycom’s alleged business dealings in Iran, which the US says violated sanctions against that country, and Meng is specifically accused of defrauding the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) by misrepresenting the Chinese company’s relationship with Skycom.
In a statement later on Wednesday, the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa decried the court’s decision, calling Canada an “accomplice” in the United States’ plan to torpedo the success of Chinese tech companies.
”On 27 May, the British Columbia Supreme Court of Canada made a ruling on the so-called ‘double criminality’ issue in the case of Chinese citizen Meng Wanzhou. It concluded that the extradition request of the United states conforms with the principles concerning ‘double criminality.’ China hereby expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this decision, and has made serious representations with Canada,” the statement from the Chinese Embassy spokesperson reads.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
