Lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou are opposing the broadcast of her extradition proceedings in Canada, saying it’d raise the risk of U.S. President Donald Trump muddying her case. Should Ms. Meng be surrendered, she would face trial witnesses there who would testify. “Should Ms. Meng be surrendered, she would face trial witnesses there who would testify. There would be a two-hour delay in the broadcast, and the court could order the broadcast stopped at any time. In written arguments, lawyers for the attorney general say the media consortium has failed to demonstrate that broadcasting court proceedings would enhance the open court principle.

Source: National Post November 28, 2019 15:55 UTC