The final court trial before the first extradition verdict of Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case has entered the final week of court offense and defense.

The defense lawyer team of Meng Wanzhou focused on the issue of the adequacy of evidence on the US side to respond to the prosecution's claims.

　　This round of hearings will be held in the High Court of British Columbia, Canada, in Vancouver, starting on August 4, and is expected to last until the 20th.

After completing the court debate on the "procedural abuse" and judicial remedies claimed by the defense, the court has entered the final link, that is, the trial in the detention pending trial stage before being handed over.

　　Regarding the charges of "fraud" made by the US against Meng, the defense lawyers continued to make statements in court on the 16th, questioning his causality.

The defense believes that Meng Wanzhou's presentation slide (PPT) statement to HSBC bankers in Hong Kong in 2013 did not cause HSBC to suffer any economic losses or risks.

Meng's statement has no causal relationship with HSBC's choice of US dollar liquidation.

There is no evidence that Meng had criminal intent and caused potential consequences for HSBC.

　　The defense also believes that there is insufficient evidence in the U.S. case records to prove that HSBC witnesses provided the bank’s risk committee with complete key information about the PPT. Therefore, there is no causal relationship between the decision made by the risk committee and Meng’s PPT statement.

　　In the court hearings over the past few days, the trial judge questioned some of the prosecution’s statements.

For example, if HSBC needs to be reminded of the risks involved in USD liquidation, should it be Meng Wanzhou himself?

As an international bank, HSBC only relies on Meng Yiren's words to make business judgments and decisions. Is this assumption reasonable?

　　The prosecution lawyer believed that what Meng had passed to HSBC was "no risk" information, but he did not inform the bank of the risk.

　　After this round of trial is over, the prosecution and defense will wait for the judge to make a decision on whether to extradite Meng Wanzhou to the United States.

It is expected that the judge will make a decision at an elective date.

　　(Reporter Yu Ruidong produced Guo Shihao)

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]