Her lawyers also allege she was a victim of an 'abuse of power.'
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is out on bail and remains under partial house arrest after she was detained Dec. 1 at the behest of American authorities, arrives back at her home after a court appearance in Vancouver, on Mar. 6, 2019.
Her lawyers allege Meng was the victim of an"abuse of power" and they plan to make an argument based on"double criminality," related to different sanction and fraud laws in the United States and Canada.John Gibb-Carsley, the lawyer for the Attorney General of Canada, asked Justice Heather Holmes to allow the case to proceed as quickly as is fair and possible, proposing the first date by the end of August.
"From the beginning, Huawei has expressed extreme confidence in Ms. Meng's innocence. We have maintained that her U.S.-ordered arrest was an unlawful abuse of process — one guided by political considerations and tactics, not by the rule of law," he said. Howes said the PowerPoint was not misleading, the bank had knowledge of the nature of Skycom's business and operations in Iran, and the bank understood the relationship between Huawei and Skycom.Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images
Howes also said the actions directed in part by the FBI led to"serious and repeated" violations of Meng's rights under the charter. He said the allegations against Meng are based on violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran, but Canada does not impose sanctions on financial services in relation to Iran, and because of this, the allegation she faces is not a crime in Canada.
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