U.S. is seeking extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou from Canada

The US Justice Department said on Tuesday that it will pursue the extradition of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, arrested in Canada in December on allegations that she participated in a conspiracy to defraud banks.

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou faces accusations in the United States that she misrepresented her company’s links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions.

The US statement came the day after a report that Canada’s ambassador to the United States said the Canadian government was told that Washington planned to proceed.

“We will continue to pursue the extradition of defendant Ms. Meng Wanzhou, and will meet all deadlines set by the US/Canada Extradition Treaty,” said Marc Raimondi, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, in a statement. “We greatly appreciate Canada’s continuing support in our mutual efforts to enforce the rule of law.”