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Huawei CFO arrested in Canada for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran: report

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Last Updated : Dec 06 2018 | 4:41 AM IST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada has arrested Huawei's global chief financial officer in Vancouver, where she is facing extradition to the United States on suspicion she violated U.S. sanctions against Iran, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Meng Wanzhou, who is one of the vice chairs on the Chinese technology company's board and the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested on Dec. 1 and a court hearing has been set for Friday, a Canadian Justice Department spokesman said, according to the Globe and Mail.

Representatives of Huawei, one of the world's largest makers of telecommunications network equipment, could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters.

(Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Tim Ahmann)

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First Published: Dec 06 2018 | 3:52 AM IST

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