Huawei exec details health problems in affidavit submitted to B.C. court
VANCOUVER — Huawei’s chief financial officer says she has suffered a lifetime of health problems, including thyroid cancer, sleep apnea and high blood pressure, but she is ready to fight allegations of fraud if she is extradited to the United States.
Meng Wanzhou, 46, details her health issues in an affidavit submitted for a bail hearing that resulted in her release from detention Tuesday on a $10-million deposit.
Meng is scheduled to return to B.C. Supreme Court in February to face possible extradition proceedings initiated by the United States based on allegations she deceived financial institutions about business Huawei did with Iranian telecommunications companies in violation of international sanctions.
Speaking through her lawyer this week, Meng told Justice William Ehrcke that she wished to read a novel for the first time in years and see her doctors, if she were released.