In a new development in the case of Huawei’s violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, U.S. authorities have said that Huawei sold U.S. computer equipment to Iran through Hong Kong-registered Skycom Tech Co Ltd. between 2007 and 2014, but Huawei said it sold Skycom in 2007, a Reuters investigation found.
Reuters reported today that an investigation by the newspaper found that Starcom Technology, a key company in Huawei’s case for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, and Huawei have continued to deal with the company after 2007. According to company records filed by Starcom in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, Starcom and Huawei had been doing business in Brazil for five years since Huawei sold its stake in Starcom in 2007.
Starcom’s company records filed in Brazil and Hong Kong also show that Huawei’s two directors, Houkun Hu and Ping Guo, were in close contact with Starcom until the end of 2007. In addition to Meng Wanzhou, who served as a director of Starcom from February 2008 to April 2009, Hu and Guo also ran a company called Hua Ying, which owned Starcom Technologies. Hu and Guo reportedly both serve as vice chairmen of Huawei, and take turns as chairman of the company. Guo Ping is currently serving as Huawei’s Chairman-in-Office.
Starcom’s corporate records also show that Huawei’s control of Starcom extends not only to Iran but also to Brazil, and extends back to the period when Huawei was accused of violating Iranian sanctions, but Huawei claims to have sold a 100% stake in Starcom in 2007.
In February, U.S. prosecutors indicted China’s Huawei and its subsidiaries on 16 counts of conspiracy to commit racketeering and theft of trade secrets for allegedly stealing intellectual property (IP) for several decades and selling surveillance equipment to Iran, a country under sanctions embargo.
Huawei has yet to respond to the report.
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