The United States has made an official request to Canada for the extradition of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
Canadian Federal Justice Minister David Lametti has until March 1 to decide whether to proceed with the order of extradition.
The extradition request came shortly after the United States had unsealed a 10-count indictment against the Chinese company and a 13-count indictment against Meng on Monday.
Meng says she is innocent, while China claims the charges are the product of political manipulation to hinder the Chinese business.
“Huawei has always said, and (Ms. Meng) has always said, that she has confidence in the administration of justice,” Meng’s lawyer David Martin said Tuesday. “She’s confident in her innocence and in the justice system.”
Meng also appeared in a British Columbia court Tuesday concerning her request to change the sureties responsible for her $7.5 million bail, the Globe and Mail reported.