I knew we’d end up in court, says Canada border officer who quizzed Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou before arrest

HONG KONG, Oct 30 (SCMP): A Canadian border officer who questioned Meng Wanzhou in the hours before her arrest at Vancouver’s airport has testified that he knew the case would end up in court, when he suggested to police that they should take immediate custody of her, worrying that a delay to allow the questioning might be seen as a violation of her rights.

But another border officer contended at the meeting with Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that there was no rush to hand over Meng, said Scott Kirkland, and the matter did not receive further scrutiny as they rushed to prepare for her arrival on a flight from Hong Kong, about one hour later on December 1, 2018.