Meng makes ‘unusual’ request for admission of HSBC evidence in extradition case
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VANCOUVER — Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say they are making an “unusual” request to admit new evidence in her extradition case, but they argue the documents prove the United States has misled a Canadian court in its summary of the case against her.
Mark Sandler told a B.C. Supreme Court judge the documents obtained from HSBC include internal email chains and spreadsheets that undermine the allegations of fraud against Meng.
Instead, he says they demonstrate the bank was aware of Huawei’s control over Skycom and its business in Iran.
Sandler says it’s rare that a person sought in extradition proceedings is able to credibly challenge in a fraud prosecution whether the requesting state has even presented a plausible case to justify extradition, but he says Meng’s case is exceptional.
