Canadian officials have arrested Wanzhou Meng, the chief financial officer and deputy chairwoman of the board for the Chinese tech giant Huawei, CBC News has confirmed.
Canadian officials have arrested Wanzhou Meng, the chief financial officer and deputy chairwoman of the board for the Chinese tech giant Huawei, CBC News has confirmed.
According to a statement from the Department of Justice, Meng was arrested in Vancouver on Saturday and is being sought for extradition by the United States. A bail hearing has been set for Friday.
The statement said Meng sought, and was granted, a publication ban which prevents the department from releasing further details about the arrest.
The Globe and Mail reported earlier Wednesday that she was arrested on suspicion of violating U. S. trade sanctions on Iran.
U. S. authorities have been probing Huawei, one of the world’s largest makers of telecommunications network equipment, since at least 2016 on allegations that it shipped U. S.-derived tech products to Iran and other countries in violation of U.
