VANCOUVER—A lawyer for Canada’s attorney general says it was entirely reasonable for border officers to question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou before her arrest in 2018. Diba Majzub told the B.C. Supreme Court that Meng’s arrival at a port of entry created a unique context where both the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency had mandates…
Crown Says It Was Reasonable for Border Screening to Precede Meng’s Arrest
Meng’s Lawyers Haven’t Established ‘Necessary Prejudice’ to Justify Stay: Crown
VANCOUVER—A lawyer for Canada’s attorney general is asking a B.C. Supreme Court judge to “step out of the weeds” and focus on a legal test for assessing whether Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was subjected to an abuse of process during her arrest. Robert Frater says the judge has been presented with two “vastly different narratives”…
Michael Kovrig Goes on Trial in China on Spying Charges
BEIJING—The second of Canada’s “two Michaels” went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The trial of former diplomat Michael Kovrig on spying charges follows an initial hearing in the case…
Dubai Man Arrested in Vancouver Is Wanted by FBI for Allegedly Aiding Iranian Airline Dodge US Sanctions
A Dubai man was detained in Vancouver for allegedly helping an Iranian airline evade U.S. sanctions, one month after the high-profile arrest of Huawei’s senior executive. When Seyed Abood Sari arrived at Vancouver International Airport on Jan. 17, 2019, claiming to be on a trip to visit his sons, he was flagged and detained by…
Pricing Reveals True Value of Huawei’s 5G Patents
Huawei finally revealed on March 16 that it will charge up to $2.5 in royalties per phone for its 5G patents, a price lower than its competitors although the company has 3,147 declared 5G patent families, the highest in the world. Huawei’s rivals have much higher royalty charges for the 5G patents they own. For example,…
Meng’s Judge Questions Thoroughness of Alleged ‘Covert Criminal Investigation’
VANCOUVER—A B.C. Supreme Court judge is questioning why border officers didn’t question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou more rigorously if their exam was actually a covert criminal investigation, as her lawyers say. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says a few questions asked by border officials touched on topics that her lawyers say were relevant to a…
Meng’s Lawyers to Resume Case in Court, Allege Her Arrest Was Unlawful
VANCOUVER—The actions of RCMP and Canadian border officers in the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are expected to be at the centre of her extradition case today as it resumes in B.C. Supreme Court. Meng was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver’s airport at the request of U.S. officials to face fraud charges related…
Samsung, Not Huawei, Chosen for SaskTel’s 5G Rollout
Saskatchewan’s SaskTel announced on March 15 that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. would be the sole vendor to supply its 4G/5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core. Korean-based Samsung will supply all hardware, software, and associated expertise to ensure the successful deployment of an end-to-end 5G solution. This would otherwise be a pedestrian corporate deal between…
Meng Wanzhou Returns to B.C. Court for Arguments Over Evidence, Abuse of Process
VANCOUVER—The conduct of Canadian police and border officers is expected to face scrutiny in British Columbia Supreme Court this week as hearings resume in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Three weeks of arguments in Meng’s case are scheduled to begin today, including allegations that her arrest at Vancouver’s airport in 2018 was…
Judge Rejects Additional Evidence From Meng’s Lawyers for Extradition Case
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a bid by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to admit additional sworn testimonies from employees of the telecom giant as evidence in her extradition case. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says in a ruling released Friday that the proposed evidence has no purpose in an extradition hearing, which…
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