Huawei officer to seek stay of extradition proceedings

IANS  |  Beijing 

Lawyers for a senior say they intend to apply for a stay of proceedings in a high-profile case.

The US wants the extradited to stand trial on charges including fraud linked to the alleged violation of sanctions on

The case has soured relations between China, and the US.

Meng appeared on Wednesday in a for a pre-hearing, during which her lawyers argued that the case against her is flawed, the reported.

They said her arrest was an abuse of process and that her rights were violated when she was detained late last year, and that US Donald Trump's "corrosive" comments were evidence that the case was politically motivated.

The has twice suggested he would intervene in the US Justice Department's case against Meng if it would serve national security interests or help achieve a trade deal with

Both and Meng have denied all the charges against them.

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First Published: Thu, May 09 2019. 06:46 IST