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Arrested over a year ago in Vancouver airport where she was in transit, Huawei's number two Meng Wanzhou faces extradition to the United States for violation of the US embargo 'Iran. Her lawyers want to show the court that their client is not guilty of any crime in Canada and that she must be released.
With our correspondent in Quebec, Pascale Guéricolas
Feet shod in delicate black pumps, revealing his magnetic bracelet of prisoner on probation, Meng Wanzhou spent the day Monday at the defense table, with his team of advisers. A long week of hearings before the highest court in British Columbia in western Canada has begun for the number two of the Chinese telecommunications giant. For his lawyer, Canada does not have to yield to the request for extradition of the United States since the forties did not contravene any Canadian law.
No Canadian equivalent for the alleged acts
The Americans accuse the chief financial officer of having violated the embargo on Iran by lying about the links between this company and a subsidiary selling telecommunications equipment. However, this case has nothing to do with the sanctions in force in Canada, a sovereign nation, which has its own standards and its own laws in its eyes, according to the defender of Meng Wanzhou.
After contesting his arrest by Canadian police and customs officials, Huawei's number two will therefore spend the week in court. Debates over his departure are expected to begin on Wednesday, with the final decision in the hands of the British Columbia Supreme Court.
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