Huawei racketeering trial enters second day of testimony

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Huawei Technologies' criminal trial in Brooklyn, New York, entered its second day of testimony on Thursday. On the opening day, a US government lawyer alleged that Huawei pursued "growth at any cost" through criminal activities. In contrast, Huawei's legal team stated that employees who violated company policies were disciplined. Huawei's lawyer also argued that the 2021 admission by executive Meng Wanzhou regarding sanctions violations on Iran should not be considered a confession, as she did not admit to deceiving officials or banks, nor did she acknowledge criminal intent by others at the company. Key witnesses are expected to testify as the trial continues.

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Huawei's lawyer argued Meng Wanzhou's admission should not be viewed as a "confession" of criminal intent.

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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou admitted to violating US sanctions on Iran in 2021.

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Huawei's lawyer stated that employees who broke company policies were punished.

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A US government lawyer stated that Huawei engaged in criminal activities for "growth at any cost".

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Huawei's landmark criminal case enters its second day of testimony in Brooklyn, New York.

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Key witnesses are expected to testify in Chinese tech giant Huawei-technologies" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="15073" data-entity-type="organization">Huawei Technologies’ landmark criminal case on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, as it enters its second day of testimony.It comes after a US government lawyer told federal jurors on the opening day that Huawei engaged in criminal activities to achieve “growth at any cost”, while a lawyer for the company said that Huawei employees deemed to have broken company policies were punished for their actions.Brian Heberlig, of US law firm Steptoe, also said on Wednesday in his opening statement that the 2021 admission of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to violating Iran" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="193128" data-entity-type="topic">US sanctions on Iran should not be viewed as a “confession” as Meng did not admit to deliberately deceiving any government officials or banks, or that anyone else at Huawei acted with criminal intent.

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