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B.C. Supreme Court deals Huawei executive another legal blow in extradition case

Posted October 9, 2020 3:44 pm.

Last Updated October 9, 2020 3:45 pm.

VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has denied Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s bid to access most of a series of documents her lawyers hoped could help prevent her extradition to the U.S.

Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes upheld the privilege claims made by Canada’s Attorney General in order to avoid releasing further information in the documents except for a single email.

Meng’s lawyers wanted greater access to information in heavily redacted documents disclosed by the Attorney General to use as evidence to support their claims that her arrest at Vancouver’s airport in 2018 was unlawful.

Meng is set to return to court on Oct. 26 for a hearing on whether her arrest and detention were conducted lawfully, which will include witness testimony from the RCMP and Canadian Border Service Agency.

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She is wanted in the United States on fraud charges over allegations she lied to HSBC about Huawei’s relationship with a company doing business in Iran, putting the bank at risk of violating

American sanctions against that country, a claim both she and Huawei deny.

A statement from the Justice Department says Canada asserted that solicitor-client and litigation privilege are fundamental principles that protect those who seek legal advice confidentially and the judge upheld those claims.

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