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second day of hearing is the latest in a series of Meng's
extradition case taking place in British Columbia Supreme Court.
On Monday, Meng's lawyers argued to add an additional allegation
in the abuse of power by Canadian and U.S. authorities during
her arrest.
Meng, 48, was arrested in December 2018 on a warrant from the
United States charging her with bank fraud for misleading HSBC <HSBA.L>
about Huawei's business dealings in Iran and causing the bank to
break U.S. sanction law.
The daughter of billionaire Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, Meng
has said she is innocent and is fighting extradition from her
house arrest in Vancouver.
The hearings - which are expected to last until Wednesday - are
referred to as Vukelich hearings, meaning the judge must decide
whether the defence's latest allegation is plausible enough to
be worth fully litigating.
If the judge rules in Meng's favour, an additional set of
hearings will be added to argue the allegation.
Scott Fenton, a lawyer for Meng, argued on Monday that the
United States "misdescribed the facts to construct a stronger
case of alleged fraud" when it requested that Canada arrest Meng
on its behalf in December 2018.
Meng is relying on a PowerPoint presentation she gave to HSBC
about Huawei's business dealings in Iran. The United States has
used part of the presentation to prove that she misled the bank,
but Meng and her lawyers argue otherwise.
The arrest has strained China's relations with the United States
and Canada. Soon after Meng's detention, China arrested Canadian
citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, charging them with
espionage.
(Reporting by Moira Warburton in Vancouver; Editing by Denny
Thomas)
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