Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou returns to court after a break from her extradition hearing in Vancouver last month.
Her lawyers asked that the case, which was due to resume at the end of April, be pushed to Aug 3, so they can review evidence they say could help show US authorities misled Canadian authorities about Meng’s alleged crimes. “An adjournment of these extradition proceedings is necessary to provide with the opportunity to obtain, review, assess, and, if justified, seek to introduce relevant evidence,” her lawyers argued in documents released ahead of a court appearance yesterday.
Unless the judge grants an extension in the case – which Meng hopes to see adjourned until Aug 3 – the final round of extradition hearings were scheduled to resume on April 26 and end May 14, barring any appeals. Meng is accused in the US of defrauding HSBC by falsely misrepresenting links between Huawei and former subsidiary Skycom, which sold telecoms equipment to Iran in violation of US sanctions.
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