Waterloo Region Record

Meng seeks publication ban on new HSBC evidence

VANCOUVER — Huawei’s chief financial officer is seeking a publication ban on new evidence that her legal team wants to introduce in her fight against extradition to the United States.

Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers obtained the new material from HSBC through an agreement in a Hong Kong court that they say includes a stipulation that they protect confidential information.

They argue in documents filed with the B.C. Supreme Court that the ban preserves HSBC’s privacy interests in relation to its business processes and it encourages the bank’s participation in criminal justice proceedings.

However, lawyers for Canada’s attorney general say the application goes too far by seeking a ban on all of the documents, when redacting private information would do.

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