Meng Wanzhou's lawyers ask judge to release official documents

China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her residence for the extradition hearing in Vancouver, Canada, Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Harrison Ha/Xinhua)

Meng's lawyers claimed U.S. and Canadian authorities conspired to violate her rights at the time of her arrest by having the CBSA detain and question her without a lawyer and seize her electronic devices.

OTTAWA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lawyers of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou have asked a judge of British Columbia's Supreme Court to release official documents they believe could prove Meng was a victim of misconduct, CBC reported on Tuesday.

Meng and her lawyers attended hearings at the court via telephone for the second day on Tuesday, according to the report.

During the hearings, Meng's lawyers argued that Canadian and U.S. authorities committed abuse of process while questioning Meng before her arrest.

China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her residence for the extradition hearing in Vancouver, Canada, Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Harrison Ha/Xinhua)

The lawyers said that the wrongdoing on the part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers who detained and arrested Meng meant that the Canadian prosecution should not be able to shield certain details of their planning from public view, said the report.

Meng was arrested on Dec. 1, 2018 at Vancouver International Airport at the request of the United States, which has been seeking her extradition on fraud charges. Both Meng and Huawei have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

Meng's lawyers also suggested that documents disclosed to the defense show U.S. authorities were still interested in obtaining information related to Meng's laptop, phones and tablets more than two months after she was arrested on an extradition warrant, said the report.

They claimed U.S. and Canadian authorities conspired to violate her rights at the time of her arrest by having the CBSA detain and question her without a lawyer and seize her electronic devices, according to CBC.

Chinese technology giant Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her residence to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, Canada, May 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)

Lawyers representing Canada's Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti have handed over some documents requested by Meng's lawyers, but have declined to release others, according to Radio Canada International.

In late July, Meng's lawyers noted that U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior members of his administration intend to use Meng "as a bargaining chip in a trade dispute," saying that Trump's stated willingness to intervene in the case is "offensive and ominous."

Meng's lawyers also said that the United States misled Canada about the evidence in Meng's case.

On June 15, Meng's lawyers filed a memo of arguments with British Columbia's Supreme Court to fight attempts to extradite Meng to the United States on bank fraud charges. ■