A lawyer for Canada's attorney general drilled down to the nuts and bolts of a U.S. request for Meng Wanzhou's extradition Wednesday, accusing the Huawei executive of "dishonesty" that resulted in a fraud against HSBC. "The truth was that Huawei was in full control of Skycom — Skycom was Huawei," Frater said. Lying alone is not proof of fraud, but the Crown claims the evidence shows Meng acted deliberately to fool HSBC. Frater said fraud could still be proven if some people at the bank knew the truth about the relationship between Huawei and Skycom. He said the question of whether HSBC should have "cross-examined" Meng on her claims was besides the point.

Source: CBC News August 11, 2021 23:44 UTC