Huawei had an existence at CES, however among its staff members was apprehended in Poland while the program was going on.
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Poland apprehended a Huawei staff member and a previous Polish security representative for presumably spying for China.
The Huawei staff member is a Chinese nationwide and the business’s sales director for public-sector customers in Poland, while the previous representative is a Pole who worked for Orange Polska, the regional branch of a French telecom, Polish TELEVISION broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) reported.
The set was apprehended by the nation’s Internal Security Agency on Tuesday and struck with espionage charges, according to a release from the firm. They’ll both stay in custody for a minimum of 3 months.
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They were called as Weijing W. and Piotr D. in the firm release.
Huawei didn’t right away react to an ask for remark. In a declaration provided to CNBC, the business stated it was “aware of the situation” and checking out it. Huawei likewise informed CNBC that it “complies with all applicable laws and regulations in the countries where it operates, and we require every employee to abide by the laws and regulations in the countries where they are based.”
Orange Polska stated it turned over one staff member’s valuables to authorities.
“On Tuesday, the ABW (Internal Security Agency) officials conducted actions, as a result of which, we handed over belongings of one of our employees,” a representative for the telecom stated in an emailed declaration.
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The Poland arrests come a month after a Huawei executive was detained in Canada at US request, over alleged violations of Iran sanctions.
Huawei, the second-largest smartphone maker and one of the biggest telecommunications equipment suppliers in the world, has struggled to gain a foothold in the US. The government has issued repeated warnings about the security of its products and expected deals to bring some Huawei phones to the States never materialized. In March, Best Buy announced it would no longer sell any Huawei products.
Still, Huawei seems determined not to give up on the US. At CES in Las Vegas this week, the Chinese company showed off the 48-megapixel camera on its Honor View 20 phone and unveiled US-only variants of its Matebook 13 laptop and MediaPad M5 Lite tablet.
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