Canada police conduct under microscope in witness testimony for Huawei CFO's U.S. extradition case

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Witness testimony in Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's extradition case this week will be largely focused on the behind-the-scenes conduct of Canadian police in the lead-up to Meng's arrest two years ago on a warrant from the United States, moving away from her treatment by border agents.

Meng, 48, is accused of misleading the bank HSBC on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's business affairs in Iran, allegedly causing the bank to break U.S. sanctions. If Canadian prosecutors are successful in extraditing her, Meng will face trial for wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit these crimes in the Eastern District of New York.

She denies the charges and is fighting them from under house arrest in Vancouver. Her lawyers have argued the arrest is the product of political interference.

Meng's lawyers have submitted that border officials invented parts of their witness accounts after the fact to cover up illegal cooperation with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

They are fighting to get Meng's extradition dismissed on the basis of alleged abuses of process, arguing they constitute violations of her civil rights laid out in Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Witnesses for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the RCMP have denied these allegations in affidavits and under cross examination.

Officers with the CBSA testified last week that their questioning of Meng, daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, followed standard procedures and was separate from any action by law enforcement.

Beginning Monday a series of police witnesses will speak to their role in Meng's arrest at the Vancouver International Airport in December 2018. When RCMP Constable Gurvinder Dhaliwal was called to the witness stand late Friday, he said he "didn't have a clue" what Huawei was and had never heard the name Meng Wanzhou before December 2018.

Diplomatic relations between Ottawa and Beijing have degraded in the wake of Meng's arrest. China arrested Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig on espionage charges days later.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resisted calls to release Meng, and last week he reiterated that Canada "followed its laws" and "lived up to a longstanding extradition treaty with our closest ally."

Witness testimony is set to last five days until Friday, with the potential for two to three more days being scheduled in December. Meng's extradition hearing is expected to wrap up in April 2021.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/canada-police-conduct-under-microscope-111257712.html

>>11749539

Interesting Picture in the Background.

KEK. Assault by Deadly Breathing.

Trump supporter charged with assault after breathing forcefully on protesters at the Virginia golf course where Trump was playing

A man who deliberately breathed heavily on two protesters outside of President Donald Trump's golf course in Virginia has been charged with assault, the local sheriff's office said.

Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday that Raymond Deskins, 61, was charged with misdemeanor-level assault.

Video shared on social media showed a woman, who can't be seen in the video, asking Deskins to move away from her on Saturday near the Trump National Golf Club, Washington DC.

At the same time another woman, also out of frame, pointed out that he wasn't wearing a mask.

Deskins, wearing a Trump t-shirt and an inflatable with the shape of Trump on the front, then breathed in and heavily breathed out.

One of the woman then said "that's assault," and he said "I breathed on you."

Trump was golfing there at the time, and reportedly skipped a G20 meeting with other world leaders about the coronavirus pandemic to do so.

The Sheriff's Office said that it was "aware" of the video, but said that "the incident was not witnessed by law enforcement and the video did not capture the entire interaction."

It said that an "investigation was conducted on scene and both parties were advised they could go to a Loudoun County Magistrate and seek a citizen-obtained warrant."

It said it received a warrant over the incident on Sunday.

Deskins was released on summons, the sheriff's office said, meaning he wasn't kept in custody.

NBC affiliate News4 Washington identified one of the women as Kathy Beynette.

She told the outlet that she and the other woman were protesting Trump, and that "quite out of nowhere, the guy came over from across the street, came charging across the street."

After the women told him to move away, she said, Deskins "proceeded to assault us by taking a deep breath and doing a very powerful exhalation on both of us."

She said that she and the other woman, who has not been named, are worried about their health.

"We're both senior citizens both close to 70 years old, which puts us in a high-risk category," she said.

"Because of this guy, my family has had to cancel the small Thanksgiving that we had planned with just a few people because I said I might've been exposed."

The Associated Press noted that both protesters and Trump supporters often gather at the club entrance while he plays.

Deskins did not immediately return the AP's request for comment.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-supporter-charged-assault-breathing-114625715.html

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>>11749819

Nope. Fully Stand in support for Sidney.

It's the fact that American Citizens are sick and tired of Lazy, Incompetent, Bureaucrats who delay, lie, and deceive.

We want AMERICAN PATRIOTS to EXPOSE the Corruption. Ones who truly want UNITY. If it was just POTUS' team doing it, then it would appear a "hit job" on the Dems.

RINO'S and Dems alike, who are guilty of Crimes against AMERICAN CITIZENS, by getting into office ILLEGALLY, are TRAITORS.

They do NOT work for US, they work for [THEM]

>>11749864

Exactly.

If you do it for money, you're not a Patriot.

It's the 'Heart' of the Matter.

Some don't have one.

>>11749879

Everyone who claims to be a Patriot on Fox, could have made the Choice, to NOT go along with the others who claimed that Biden Won.

They didn't. They went to work, at a Company, who proudly aired erroneous information. I think they even had their own Fake Map.

They lost Credibility the moment they went to work, and did not Denounce that Fraud.

>>11750008

What if they get in, with the pre planned agreement, that they will be replaced by a true Patriot, SOON thereafter?