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官媒指汇丰为逃脱美国洗钱指控 诬蔑华为陷害孟晚舟
阿思达克 07-24 19:36
加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省高等法院公开华为副董事长兼CFO孟晚舟引渡案下一阶段庭审的证据材料。《人民网》发表评论,指公开证据表明,所谓孟晚舟案,完全是美国炮制的政治案件。汇丰银行参与构陷,恶意做局、拼凑材料、捏造罪证,扮演了极不光彩的角色。孟晚舟是清白的。

美国向加拿大法院提交的《案件起诉记录》称,孟晚舟对汇丰「隐瞒」了华为与香港星通技术有限公司的关系,「误导」汇丰继续向华为提供银行服务,汇丰因此违反了美国对伊朗制裁法案。评论称,汇丰假称不清楚华为与香港星通的关系,这是公然撒谎。

汇丰声称:只有「初级」员工清楚华为与香港星通的关系,但这些「初级」员工没有将相关信息传递给「高级」管理者,导致後者只能依赖孟晚舟提供的PPT判断风险。评论称,这一说辞纯属无稽之谈,双方有着近廿年业务合作;而且,「卸责」自家员工,既不是汇丰可以「免责」的理由,更不符合银行业的合规管理制度。

此外,评论称,汇丰从未因华为违反美制裁禁令。孟晚舟会见汇丰高管时,香港星通的汇丰账户已关闭,双方关於伊朗业务的合作已经结束。对汇丰而言,此前与香港星通的合作,不存在孟晚舟欺诈的问题;此後与香港星通也无合作,不触及这一风险。所谓孟晚舟「误导」汇丰继续合作一说,根本站不住脚。

《人民网》评论表示,客户是否在伊朗有业务,是汇丰评估合规风险的唯一要素。在这一问题上,孟晚舟没有「隐瞒」,也不存在「误导」,双方会谈时,孟晚舟并未鼓励汇丰为香港星通重开账户。

再者,该评论指出,汇丰声称被「欺诈」,实际没有任何损失。汇丰声称向华为提供了9亿美元信用额度,导致经济利益面临风险。2014年4月30日,汇丰及另外8家银行共同提出,要为华为提供9亿美元信用额度,每家参与银行提供1亿美元信用额度。基於该提议,包括汇丰在内26家银行,在2014年7月25日为华为提供了16亿美元信用额度,其中,汇丰提供的总额度上限为8,000万美元,而非其所声称的9亿美元。

评论补充,汇丰更隐瞒关键事实,在2017年6月,华为就取消了这一信用额度,前期也从未使用过这一信用额度。

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