Vancouver, British Columbia-A senior executive at Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has committed fraud on the grounds that she said and didn’t say in a meeting with bank officials, a Canadian government lawyer said Wednesday. He spoke at a hearing at the delivery.

Canada arrested Huawei’s founder’s daughter Meng Wanzhou, the company’s chief financial officer, at a Vancouver airport in late 2018. Her arrest infuriated Beijing. Beijing sees her case as a political move planned to prevent the rise of China.

The United States has accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company called Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of US sanctions. Meng, 49, said he committed fraud by misleading HSBC Bank into misleading its business transactions in Iran.

The long delivery process has entered a stage that includes a debate over the US government’s request to deliver Meng.

Justice Department lawyer Robert Freighter said the proceedings against Meng were “about fraudulent commerce.”

Meng met with HSBC executives after a series of news articles linked Huawei and Skycom.

“Mr. Meng’s remarks (during the meeting) were dishonest because of what she said and what she didn’t say,” Freiter said.

Huawei “was not involved in any activity that could cause HSBC to violate US sanctions law,” Men told bank officials.

She also said Huawei was strict in complying with sanctions and demanded the same from all partners working in Iran.

“The truth is that Huawei had complete control over Skycom,” Frater said. “Skycom is Huawei.”

“Honesty was partly due to the failure to draw a picture of distance through what Mr. Meng said and to reveal the essence of the relationship by omission. What we have here is It’s a crime of both mission and omission, “Freiter said.

Heather Holmes, Associate Chief Justice, asked Freighter why big banks like HSBC rely on one word.

Frater said Meng is important because he is the CFO of Huawei.

Holmes wondered if it was Meng’s responsibility to explain the risks to HSBC.

“She is the one who gives them information that they can assess risk,” Frater said. “The message she is convening to them is that you are not at all at risk because we comply with all sanctions.”

Under further questions from Holmes, Freighter said that some businesses can be legally done with Iran and knowing what the restrictions are is part of Men’s job.

The judge also asked if Meng assured the bank that there was no risk of sanctions violations, they did not assume that Huawei controls Skycom.

Mr Freighter said the message Men sent was that Huawei “did not work with the bad guys.”

Meng, who attended the courtroom wearing an electronic surveillance device on his face mask and ankle, followed the procedure through an interpreter.

Holmes is not expected to dominate Meng’s surrender until later this year. Whatever her decision, it will probably be appealed.

Meng’s lawyer denied any injustice on her part. They also argue that the HSBC is not at any risk and that the accusations against her are a political motive.

The Chinese government has criticized the arrest as part of an effort to thwart US technological development. Huawei, a manufacturer of networking equipment and smartphones, is China’s first global technology brand and is at the heart of tensions between the United States and China on technology and information system security.

On Tuesday, a Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage. Spavor and fellow Canadian Michael Kovrig were arrested in December 2018 in clear retaliation for Meng’s arrest.

Spaver was sentenced by a court in Dandong, about 340 kilometers east of Beijing on the border with North Korea. The government has released few details since 2017, other than accusing Spavor of passing sensitive information to Kovrig. Both are isolated and have little contact with Canadian diplomats.

Earlier this week, the Northeastern Liaoning High People’s Court dismissed an appeal by Robert Schellenberg of Canada, whose 15-year sentence on drug smuggling charges was extended in January 2019 following Meng’s arrest.

Meng remains on bail in Vancouver and lives in a mansion.

Canada and other countries, including Australia and the Philippines, are facing trade boycotts and other Chinese pressures in the conflict with Beijing over human rights, coronaviruses and control of the South China Sea.

China sought to put pressure on Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by imposing restrictions on the import of canola seed oil and other products from Canada.

Meanwhile, Beijing has blocked imports of Australian wheat, wine and other commodities after the government called for an investigation into the cause of the coronavirus pandemic.