加拿大法庭对华为财务总监孟晚舟的保释听证已经结束，她因涉嫌欺诈被捕。

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据加拿大广播公司（CBC）报道，卑诗省最高法庭周五就华为副总裁、首席财务官孟晚舟被捕一案举行保释聆讯，同时将早前的报道禁令解除，有关指控的细节被公开。


        指控称孟隐瞒公司与伊朗关系
        CBC的报道称，保释聆讯供证指出，华为CFO孟晚舟是因涉嫌欺诈（fraud offences）被捕。
        报道称，检控律师周五在法庭上表示，美国要求引渡46岁的孟晚舟，指控她自2009年至2014年利用一间非官方子公司Skycom逃避美国对伊朗的制裁。
        指控官还称孟对Skycom公司作出公开的失实陈述，因而指控其欺诈。
        指控称，孟个人向美国的银行方面担保，称华为与Skycom两间公司是分开的，孟曾表示华为已于2009年出售Skycom。但美方认为两家仍是同一间公司，并与伊朗作生意。这是“欺骗”金融机构，令银行陷入风险，尤其是违反美国制裁伊朗的刑事指控的风险。
        美国官员要求引渡孟晚舟，让她在美国受审。

        报道也指出，有关指控尚未经法庭批准。
        指控罪成在美面临最高30年监禁
        另据美联社报道，在周五的保释聆讯中，代表加拿大司法部的公诉律师John Gibb-Carsley称，由于孟受到的指控在美国面临最高30年监禁，有逃出加拿大的动机，所以要求法官拒绝保释。
        报道称，代表加拿大政府的检控官在法庭上说，孟晚舟拥有巨大财力，有动机逃离加拿大，返回中国。检控官称孟与加拿大没有联系，她在加拿大的两处物业只是夏季用来度假。另外，中国与加拿大和美国都没有引渡条约。


        逮捕令今年8月纽约签发
        检控官还披露，针对孟晚舟的逮捕令是在今年8月22日，在纽约签发。在得知孟将在温哥华转机时，加拿大一名法官于11月30日签发了对她的逮捕令。
        Gibb-Carsley说，孟知道美国方面的调查，从2017年3月起就避开美国，但孟的儿子仍在波士顿上学。


        CBC的报道称，孟晚舟周五上午在卑诗省最高法庭现身，身穿深绿色运动装，没有戴手铐。在法官到庭前，她微笑与代表律师David Martin握手。
        孟晚舟律师回应：
        孟晚舟的代表律师在法庭上表示，孟是值得信任的人，她有个人尊严，绝不会违法法庭令。
        律师说，孟有很高的知名度，不会让华为或中国尴尬。此外，她将受到电子监控。
        “她会留在这里，她的丈夫在这里，她有房子（She has a home）。”
        律师也表示，会对欺诈案提出激烈的争辩，目前提出的指控还没有细节。


        孟晚舟于上周六在温哥华被捕，当时她从香港经温哥华前往墨西哥。
        本周五之前，由于报道禁令，美国司法部无法发布关于逮捕行动的细节。在包括CBC在内多家媒体的要求下，周五法庭保释聆讯首先将禁令解除。


        报道称，华为公司在全球网络设备市场上占据越来越重要的地位，也日益受到美国等国政府的密切关注。这些国家怀疑华为与中国政府有联系，甚至可能参与间谍活动。
        孟晚舟是华为总裁任正非的女儿，她也是华为的副总裁。该公司表示，其运营并不受到中国政府的影响。
        孟被捕的消息引发股市下跌，市场担忧事件恐怕会令全球两个最大经济体中美两国之间的贸易谈判脱轨。


见加拿大广播公司的原文：
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bail-hearing-huawei-cfo-1.4936150

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou wanted in U.S. for fraud, bail hearing told

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Rhianna Schmunk · CBC News · Posted: Dec 06, 2018 10:03 PM PT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago
In this courtroom sketch, Meng Wanzhou, right, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, sits beside a translator during a bail hearing at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday. Meng was arrested last Saturday while she was travelling through Vancouver airport, after an extradition request from the United States. (Jane Wolsak/Canadian Press)

A top Chinese telecommunications executive is wanted for extradition from Vancouver to the U.S. on allegations of fraud, including using a shell company to skirt international American sanctions over five years, a bail hearing has heard.

Crown counsel said Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer for the tech giant Huawei, is "charged with conspiracy to defraud multiple international institutions," with each charge carrying a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

The accusations against Meng, 46, were detailed in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday.

John Gibb-Carsley, a lawyer acting for Canada's attorney-general, said Meng allegedly used an unofficial company called Skycom to access the Iranian market between 2009 and 2014 — dealings that would be in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Members of the media and public line up Friday to enter a courtroom to attend a bail hearing for Meng at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Inside, people crowded into the courtroom. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Meng is also accused of making public misrepresentations about Skycom, saying it was separate from Huawei, when the U.S. contends the companies were one and the same.

American officials are seeking Meng's extradition so she can be prosecuted in the States.

    Canada had no choice but to arrest Meng: expert

The case has rattled international stock markets, in fear Meng's arrest would derail planned trade talks — and a potential trade truce — between China and the U.S., the world's two largest economies.
Onlookers, media crowd bail hearing

Meng arrived at her hearing without handcuffs, wearing a dark green sweater, smiling and shaking hands with her lawyer before the judge arrived.

Media and dozens of members of the public crowded the courtroom, with another crowd outside the building.
China is demanding Canada release Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was recently arrested in Vancouver after a request from U.S. authorities. (Huawei via The Associated Press)

During the hearing, Gibb-Carsley said the Attorney General of Canada does not want Meng released from custody, citing an incentive to flee and vast financial resources.

The Crown also claimed Meng does not have meaningful ties to Canada, noting she owns two homes in Vancouver but only vacations in the city for a few weeks in the summer.

Meng was arrested in Vancouver on Saturday, en route from Hong Kong to Mexico. Gibb-Carsley said her arrest warrant was issued in New York on Aug. 22.
Members of the media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court as Meng's bail hearing is held inside. Photography and videography are forbidden inside the courthouse and its courtrooms. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Her lawyer, David Martin, said the court could rely on Meng's "personal dignity" in trusting she would never breach a court order.

He said private security and surveillance could be an option, if Meng were granted bail. Martin insisted Meng isn't a flight risk because her husband is in Vancouver.

Previously, a publication ban prevented the U.S. Department of Justice from releasing further details about the arrest and subsequent hearing. Several media outlets, including CBC News, challenged the ban. It was lifted as the first matter of business at Friday's hearing.

Huawei is one of the world's biggest suppliers of network gear for phone an internet companies. The telecom company also makes smartphones, standing as the second-leading seller for two quarters straight — behind Samsung and ahead of Apple, according to the International Data Corporation.
The Attorney General of Canada does not want Meng released from custody, citing an incentive to flee and vast financial resources. But Her lawyer, David Martin, said the court could rely on Meng's 'personal dignity' in trusting she would never breach a court order. (Jane Wolsak/Canadian Press)

Huawei is also is under scrutiny from the U.S. and other governments over suspected ties to the Chinese government and possible links to spying.

Meng is also deputy chair of the board at Huawei. Her father, Ren Zhengfei, is the company's founder and CEO.

The company says Beijing has no influence over its operations.

    Canada had no choice but to arrest Huawei executive at Washington's request: expert

Canada given notice before arrest

Chinese officials have expressed concern about the arrest, with the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa calling it a serious violation of human rights. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang also said Canada should have explained why Meng was arrested.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa had a few days' notice prior to the arrest, but said he hadn't had any conversations with China's premier or ambassador about the case.

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On Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada's ambassador in Beijing, Ambassador John McCallum, had briefed the Chinese foreign ministry.

"He has assured China that due process is absolutely being followed in Canada and consular access for China to Ms. Meng will be provided, and that we are a rule-of-law country and we will be following our laws as we have thus far in this matter and as we will continue to do," Freeland said from Berlin.

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Rhianna Schmunk is a reporter for CBC News based in Vancouver. Reach her at rhianna.schmunk@cbc.ca or @rhiannaschmunk.