Canada extradition judge refuses to hear from Huawei accountant

Vancouver: Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was dealt another legal setback Tuesday when a Canadian extradition judge refused to hear from the telecom giant’s accountant on loans at the heart of US bank fraud charges.

Meng, 49, is fighting extradition to the United States where she faces charges of bank fraud and conspiracy related to a Huawei subsidiary’s alleged violations of US sanctions on Iran.

Her lawyers sought to have the accountant refute the fraud claims, saying Meng’s alleged lies to the HSBC investment bank about Huawei’s relationship with subsidiary Skycom in order to secure loans did not put HSBC at risk of losses because Huawei did not tap those funds.