Huawei CFO Suing Canada, Its Border Agency, and National Police as Extradition Hearing Proceeds

In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court appearance in Vancouver, British Columbia. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File

TORONTO—Huawei’s chief financial officer is suing the Canadian government, its border agency, and the national police force, saying they detained, searched, and interrogated her before telling her she was under arrest.

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou said March 3 they filed a notice of civil claim in the British Columbia Supreme Court on March 1.