Constable involved with Huawei CFO's arrest says he didn’t ask border agents for phone passcodes

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at court following a lunch break in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada November 23, 2020. - Reuters

VANCOUVER: A police officer involved in the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou two years ago in relation to her U.S. extradition case testified on Monday he did not plan to obtain passcodes or search her electronic devices.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Constable Gurvinder Dhaliwal told British Columbia's Supreme Court that he and his partner were "discreet" about their contact with Canadian border officials on the eve of Meng's arrest on Dec. 1,2018. He said they discussed collecting devices and putting them in protective bags, but didn’t ask them to get passcodes.