Huawei CFO Sues Canada for Arrest, Hints at US Scheme in Lawsuit

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, CFO of China tech superpower Huawei, are suing the Canadian government for breaching her constitutional rights.A new page was turned in the ongoing war between Huawei and the US and Canadian governments on Monday when lawyers for Meng Wanzhou announced that they are suing Canda.This is the latest development in what looks like being a long-battle between one of  China’s biggest companies and the two North American governments.Ms. Meng’s lawsuit was filed in British Columbia’s Supreme Court on Friday and claims damages against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the federal government for allegedly breaching her civil rights under Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.According to Meng’s claim,  CBSA officers held, searched and questioned her at the airport under false pretenses before she was arrested by the RCMP.The suit uses words such as “unlawful” and “arbitrary” to describe her detention and states that the officers who made the arrest:Intentionally failed to advise her of the true reasons for her detention, her right to counsel, and her right to silence.The mention of “true reasons” could well be a nod to the suggestion that Meng’s arrest is a political stunt orchestrated by the U.S. as a means of gaining leverage in its ongoing trade war with China.In the aftermath of an incredibly eventful week where Huwaei launched its new $2600 foldable 5G smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, some members of the media declared that the company ‘won Barcelona.’Huawei CEO Richard Yu displays the new Huawei Mate X foldable 5G smartphone at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.