Canada-Huawei CFO/Cross-examination
Vancouver, Canada - Nov 19, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou walking out of residence
2. Meng getting on vehicle
3. Meng getting off vehicle
4. Various of Meng walking into British Columbia Supreme Court
5. Various of Meng leaving court, getting on vehicle
6. Vehicle moving
The defense lawyer of China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou said that the witnesses from the Canadian Border Services Agency failed to offer a number of key points of information regarding the Dec 2018 arrest of Meng, at a new round of cross-examination in Canada on Thursday.
Sowmith Katragadda is the fourth official from the Canadian Border Services Agency to be questioned. His work notes miss the content regarding the period from 06:00 to 11:10 on Dec. 1, 2018.
The lawyer learned from the cross-examination that Katragadda received a call from the superior before 09:30 and went to the superior's office. At 09:30, the Border Services Agency and the Federal Police held a joint meeting to arrest Meng. However, no one in the agency recorded the content of this key meeting.
The lawyer also pointed out that the work notes of several witnesses from the Border Services Agency lacked other important information, including whether Meng was entering Canada on the day, the content of the conversations between Katragadda and his superiors, whether Meng and Huawei pose a threat to Canada's national security, and the Canadian Federal Police's plan to arrest Meng. The defense lawyer stated that there is reason to suspect that Katragadda's work notes deliberately omitted the key information mentioned above.
In addition, Katragadda admitted several important factors during the inquiry process on Thursday. He admitted that the purpose of the Border Service's inspection of Meng was to assist the police in the arrest. The inspection process for Meng was always under police supervision. And the seizure of Meng's mobile phone was not for immigration inspection purposes, but a requirement by the Canadian Federal Police.
Katragadda also admitted that the Border Services Agency did not inspect Meng's luggage at that time. The defense lawyer pointed out that luggage is an indispensable item for immigration inspection, that is to say, the immigration inspection of Meng by the agency is just a cover for the police actions.
Canada-Huawei CFO/Cross-examination
Dateline : Nov 19, 2020
Location : Canada
Duration : 1'24
Vancouver, Canada - Nov 19, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou walking out of residence
2. Meng getting on vehicle
3. Meng getting off vehicle
4. Various of Meng walking into British Columbia Supreme Court
5. Various of Meng leaving court, getting on vehicle
6. Vehicle moving
The defense lawyer of China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou said that the witnesses from the Canadian Border Services Agency failed to offer a number of key points of information regarding the Dec 2018 arrest of Meng, at a new round of cross-examination in Canada on Thursday.
Sowmith Katragadda is the fourth official from the Canadian Border Services Agency to be questioned. His work notes miss the content regarding the period from 06:00 to 11:10 on Dec. 1, 2018.
The lawyer learned from the cross-examination that Katragadda received a call from the superior before 09:30 and went to the superior's office. At 09:30, the Border Services Agency and the Federal Police held a joint meeting to arrest Meng. However, no one in the agency recorded the content of this key meeting.
The lawyer also pointed out that the work notes of several witnesses from the Border Services Agency lacked other important information, including whether Meng was entering Canada on the day, the content of the conversations between Katragadda and his superiors, whether Meng and Huawei pose a threat to Canada's national security, and the Canadian Federal Police's plan to arrest Meng. The defense lawyer stated that there is reason to suspect that Katragadda's work notes deliberately omitted the key information mentioned above.
In addition, Katragadda admitted several important factors during the inquiry process on Thursday. He admitted that the purpose of the Border Service's inspection of Meng was to assist the police in the arrest. The inspection process for Meng was always under police supervision. And the seizure of Meng's mobile phone was not for immigration inspection purposes, but a requirement by the Canadian Federal Police.
Katragadda also admitted that the Border Services Agency did not inspect Meng's luggage at that time. The defense lawyer pointed out that luggage is an indispensable item for immigration inspection, that is to say, the immigration inspection of Meng by the agency is just a cover for the police actions.
ID : 8166455
Published : 2020-11-21 10:21
Last Modified : 2020-11-22 16:13:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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