The back and forth between Huawei and the U.S. government continues with the former suing the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bloomberg reported today. The company is suing the agency over telecommunications equipment seized by American officials.
According to the lawsuit, Huawei sent the equipment to a California lab in July 2017. American officials then seized the equipment in Alaska to see whether an export license was required. The equipment was on its way back to China, the lawsuit stated.
Huawei reportedly provided officials with all requested information. The lawsuit alleged there was no export license requirement at the time of the equipment seizure.
“Defendants have neither made a licensing determination for the equipment nor even indicated” when the decision will be made. The lawsuit also claimed American officials “simply left the equipment in limbo.”
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Filed today in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the lawsuit also names the Bureau of Industry and the Office of Export Enforcement. Huawei already has an ongoing lawsuit against the U.S. government over claims of the company being a security risk.
Android Authority reached out to Huawei for clarification, but didn’t receive a response by press time.
