On the 12th of this month, Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer applied to the High Court of London to obtain key documents such as HSBC bank account books. On the 19th, a judge of the London High Court stated that HSBC does not have to hand over the bank documents requested by Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.!

In the ruling, High Court Judge Michael Fordham rejected the relevant application and asked Meng Wanzhou’s team to pay 80,000 pounds in litigation costs.

It is reported that since his arrest at Vancouver Airport in 2018, Meng Wanzhou has been imprisoned at home in Canada and has become one of the most notable figures in the Sino-US trade war.

At a hearing in the British High Court last week, her lawyer argued that the accusation against her was based on a statement she made to an HSBC executive in 2013. On February 12, British local time, Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer filed an application to the London High Court to obtain key documents such as HSBC bank account books. Meng Wanzhou’s legal team stated that the US authorities had submitted an “incomplete version” of her statement and requested the court to order the publication of HSBC’s detailed documents on the content of the meeting. Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers will apply to the High Court of London to obtain key documents such as HSBC bank accounts.

Huawei’s move is intended to prove that the US accusation that Meng Wanzhou “concealed” Huawei’s association with Hong Kong Xingtong Technology Co., Ltd. and misled HSBC to continue to provide services to Huawei. The BBC stated that this was part of Huawei’s efforts to prevent Meng Wanzhou’s extradition from Canada to the United States.

According to Reuters, a Huawei spokesperson said: “Huawei is disappointed with today’s court ruling. The pursuit of justice benefits from obtaining relevant information and clarity of facts.”

A spokesperson for HSBC said: “The disclosure application made in the UK has no legal basis. We are very pleased that the High Court has agreed with our position.”

The final hearing on whether Meng Wanzhou will be extradited is scheduled to be held in May.