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Meng defence argues document disclosure wouldn't harm Canada's national security
BY , Jul 27, 2020 8:07 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home to go to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Lawyers for a Huawei executive facing possible extradition to the United States are disputing the Canadian government's claim that it can't release some documents in the case because it would compromise national security. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Legal wrangling over release of documents in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou continued this morning in Federal Court via a virtual hearing in Ottawa.
The Canadian government says it can't release the documents because they could compromise national security but lawyers for Meng disagree.
They say a far more damaging document by a senior Canadian diplomat is already out there, and they also say the US wouldn't expect its correspondence to stay confidential because the FBI deals with law, not security.
Meng is wanted on fraud charges in New York but denies the allegations against her, while federal lawyers say her defence team is making ``abstract'' arguments and a full explanation will come in closed court.
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