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    Home»Sections»Huawei used code names to flout sanctions, US claims

    Huawei used code names to flout sanctions, US claims

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    Meng Wanzhou

    Huawei Technologies used code names and secret subsidiaries to conduct business in Syria, Sudan and Iran, the US alleged in the extradition case related to sanctions violations against the company’s chief financial officer.

    The Chinese networking giant allegedly operated a de facto unit called DirectPoint in Sudan and Canicula in Syria, according to documents released this week by a Canadian court. In internal spreadsheets, Huawei also used the code “A5” to refer to Sudan and “A7” to Syria, the US said in the documents submitted to the Canadian government in support of its request for the extradition of company CFO Meng Wanzhou.

    Huawei operated those units just as it controlled a subsidiary in Iran that obtained American goods, technologies and services in violation of US sanctions, according to the allegations.

    The motivation for these misrepresentations stemmed from Huawei’s need to move money out of countries that are subject to US or EU sanctions

    The US is seeking to extradite Meng — daughter of Huawei’s billionaire founder Ren Zhengfei — after accusing her and others at the company of conspiring to trick banks into conducting more than US$100-million worth of transactions that may have violated US sanctions. The company has denied it committed any violations. It didn’t respond on Wednesday to requests for comment on the allegations in the court documents.

    “The motivation for these misrepresentations stemmed from Huawei’s need to move money out of countries that are subject to US or EU sanctions — such as Iran, Syria or Sudan — through the international banking system,” the justice department said in its request for Canada to arrest Meng as she arrived at Vancouver’s airport last December.

    Deceived

    The court on Tuesday released hundreds of pages of documents and video footage submitted by Meng’s defence to back its arguments that Canadian authorities deceived her about the true nature of her detention in order to collect evidence for the FBI.

    In those documents, the US outlined its case against Meng and its plans for witnesses in the case against her if she is successfully extradited. Among those witness are unnamed executives from HSBC Holdings, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas and Citigroup who allegedly were misled by Meng and her colleagues into continuing business with Huawei at the time despite the risk of sanctions violations.  — Reported by Natalie Obiko Pearson, (c) 2019 Bloomberg LP

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