Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou wants HSBC evidence kept secret in Canadian extradition battle

Her lawyers seek a publication ban on the ‘copious’ evidence, obtained as a result of a Hong Kong lawsuit, while Canadian government lawyers oppose secrecy

Meng is accused of defrauding the bank, and her lawyers hope the new evidence will support her case that she should be freed

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Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver on April 19. Photo: Bloomberg

Published: 2:22am, 11 Jun 2021Updated: 5:52am, 25 Dec 2021

Lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co. executive Meng Wanzhou are seeking a publication ban on new evidence obtained from HSBC bank that they think will boost her Canadian court battle against extradition to the United States.

They believe the material supports her claim that she is the victim of an abuse of process and she should be released, although the exact nature of the evidence has not been described.

Her lawyer, Richard Peck, previously said the material, obtained as a result of a recent Hong Kong lawsuit, was “copious”.

A brief hearing was held in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver on Thursday, at which Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes agreed to hear Meng’s application to keep the evidence secret from the public next Monday.

Canadian government lawyer John Gibb-Carsley, representing US interests in the marathon extradition case, said his side would oppose a publication ban.