Huawei Executive Files Suit Over Canadian Detention
Meng Wanzhou, CFO and daughter of tech company’s founder, claims her rights were violated when she was held after arriving at a Vancouver airport in December
The U.S. unveiled sweeping charges against Chinese tech firm Huawei on Monday. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down the indictments.
An executive at Huawei Technologies Co. has sued the Canadian government, police and border officials claiming her legal rights were violated when she was detained at Vancouver International Airport in December following an extradition arrest request from the U.S.
The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, claims Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was unlawfully detained, questioned and searched for more three hours by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and three border officials “under the false pretense...