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Extradition: Huawei official back in Canadian justice

2021-08-05T04:43:57.741Z


The last extradition hearings of the financial director of the Chinese giant Huawei opened Wednesday in Vancouver, almost three years ...


The latest extradition hearings of the financial director of Chinese giant Huawei opened Wednesday in Vancouver, nearly three years after her arrest on Canadian soil at the request of the United States.

Read also: Meng Wanzhou, the "prisoner" who angered China and Canada

Meng Wanzhou, 49, daughter of the founder of the telecoms giant, Ren Zhengfei, was arrested on December 1, 2018 at Vancouver airport at the request of Washington, who wants to try her for bank fraud. Meng Wanzhou appeared smiling on Wednesday morning as she left her Vancouver home where she lives on probation to join the Supreme Court of British Columbia where hearings are scheduled for the next few weeks.

During this first day, the defense of Meng Wanzhou again pleaded the thesis according to which the United States has, according to it, brought an "

abusive

"

lawsuit

against their client.

This dossier is based on disinformation and has chosen to omit certain facts.

The arrest of Ms. Meng is the perfect example of a human rights violation

, "Alykhan Velshi, vice president of corporate affairs at Huawei Canada, told AFP on Tuesday, calling the case a"

political prosecution.

".

Hearings are scheduled to end on August 20

Meng Wanzhou is “

first and foremost our CFO, which keeps her busy. But it also focuses very largely on this matter. She reads all court documents, goes to court every day. He's a very solid person,

”he added. “

Meng Wanzhou's lawyer will argue that the United States has failed to produce a plausible prosecution case to support his extradition,

” Huawei Canada said. "

It follows that we must reject the imprisonment of Meng Wanzhou and allow him to return to his country,

" said the Chinese giant in a statement released Wednesday.

The prosecution for its part considers that the evidence put forward by the defense so far does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts.

The hearings are due to end on August 20 but no decision is expected for a few months.

And in the event of an appeal, the procedure could take several more years.

Read also: Canada: Meng Wanzhou, "pawn" in a conflict between Washington and Beijing, says his lawyer

The arrest of this Huawei leader, followed a few days later in China by that of two Canadians accused of espionage and tried in the spring, caused a serious diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Ottawa.

Source: lefigaro

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