Huawei CFO’s lawyer raises Trump comments on case

The lawyer for Huawei Technologies’ Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou told a Canadian court on Wednesday that he has concerns allegations against her have a political character and raised US President Donald Trump’s comments on the case.

Meng appeared in a British Columbia court for a scheduled hearing, during which her lawyer Richard Peck raised the issue and referenced “comments by the US President” without going into detail.

Canada arrested Meng in Vancouver on Dec. 1 at the request of US prosecutors, who have charged Meng and China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, portraying the company as a threat to US national security and that it conspired to violate US sanctions. Both deny the allegations.