Huawei sues US government agency to uncover political mystery behind Meng Wanzhou's arrest

Huawei is suing multiple U.S. government agencies to force them to release documents that the company believes could reveal the political motivations behind the arrest of its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, CBC News reported.

In a complaint filed last week in federal district court in Washington, D.C., Huawei accused the Trump administration of "obstructing" freedom of information requests to 16 agencies, including the FBI, the U.S. Justice Department and the Commerce Department.

Huawei's lawyers said there were indications the U.S. wanted to use criminal charges against the company and Meng to "advance policy objectives unrelated to the fair administration of criminal justice."

In addition to inter-agency documents, the lawsuit seeks communications between the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and "certain Canadian authorities involved in the investigation or arrest of Ms. Meng."

“These communications are primarily intended to identify communications that may indicate that the basis for the prosecution of Huawei and Ms. Meng is improper,” the lawsuit reads.

The complaint goes on to list reasons Huawei claims Meng should be extradited, including to disrupt Huawei's "dominant position" in the 5G wireless market and to strengthen the U.S. position in trade negotiations with China.