#MengWanzhou has suffered a major blow to her extradition battle, with the judge REJECTING a trove of HSBC documents as evidence scmp.com/news/china/dip… via @scmpnews
Meng's lawyers had pinned high hopes that these documents would prove that the US fraud case against Meng was bogus, that the Americans had misled the BC Supreme Court, and that Meng would be freed. BUT NO DICE
Canadian govt lawyers (representing US interests) said the hundreds of pages of documents were irrelevant to an extradition hearing and should be raised at Meng's trial instead. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes didn't release reasons, but it appears she agreed
The emergence of these documents, given to Meng by HSBC(her alleged fraud victim) as a result of an agreement in Hong Kong in April, had thrown this marathon case into disarray, delaying proceedings by three months. For naught it seems...except for the delay itself
Huawei Canada: "We respect the court’s ruling, but regret this outcome. Even though the court did not permit Ms Meng to introduce additional evidence, the new documents demonstrate clearly that HSBC, including its snr executives, were aware of Huawei’s relationship with Skycom...
"... and its business in Iran. It shows that the Unites State's Record of the Case (ROC) is manifestly unreliable. The hearings will continue, and as always we support Ms. Meng in her pursuit of justice and freedom."
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