A Chinese former Huawei executive arrested in Poland for espionage has claimed he is innocent, according to a statement published by the Onet.pl news portal on Tuesday.
The arrest was the latest setback for Huawei, which has also seen the arrest of the daughter of the firm's founder in Canada and US efforts to blacklist the company internationally over security concerns.
"Following my arrest on January 8, 2019 on charges of so-called espionage against Poland, I firmly declare that I am innocent," Weijing W said in the statement.
"The charges against me are without any basis and extremely unjust," added the man who was promptly fired by Huawei after the arrest.
"I've never been in contact with and certainly have never collaborated with any spy service, especially not a Chinese one."
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