EDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 9 – With the
USA v. Huawei trial now underway in Federal court in
Brooklyn, presiding Judge Ann Donnelly on September 8
instructed prospective jurors: "China and the Communist
Party … are not on trial."
The same was said, or claimed, in
the Southern District of New York in the UN corruption
trials of CCP-member Ng Lap Seng, and CCP-NGO boss Patrick
Ho of the China Energy Fund Committee. Both were
convicted. But is Huawei different?
On September 9 Inner City Press put out a
20 tweet thread of the opening arguments, on X
and Bluesky.
September 9 extra on X for subscribers here
and Substack here
Later this month Xi Jinping travels
from Beijing to Washington. Some wonder if the Huawei
trial, like that of Eric Adams, could not begin a
bargaining chip or, said otherwise post-World Cup,
political football.
But for now, with Huawei represented by
three large law firms, it goes forward. Surprisingly to
some, the jury was selected on September 8, with opening
statements set for September 9. Still outstanding in
the docket, at least that part of it not sealed, is this
joint question:
"Whether the government’s first
witness may testify that (a) Huawei’s customer(s) in Iran
were indirectly owned by the 'Supreme Leader' of Iran, or
other government officials, or (b) Zaeim is the 'Ministry
of Intelligence' of Iran."
Perhaps it is the Iran angle that would
keep the Huawei case from being traded away. Or perhaps
not even that.
Inner City Press was in the EDNY
courthouse, which prohibits press cell phones or laptops
in courtrooms, on August 24, trying to get another 2018
criminal case at least docketed: Sealed v. Sealed,
18-cr-277. Judge William F. Kuntz II in a 13-page
order ruled that it must stay sealed. Is it related
in some way to Huawei?
More on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here
Secrecy kills - and Inner City Press
continues to seek pro bono appellate counsel to try again
to bring this case to light, as the Huawei trial proceeds.
Watch this site.
