Canada to allow extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at a parole office in Vancouver on Dec. 12, 2018.The federal Justice Department is giving the go-ahead for an extradition case to proceed against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the United States on fraud allegations.Canada’s Justice Department has granted permission for an extradition hearing to proceed on whether to deliver Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou into the hands of American law authorities.
China has accused Canada of collaborating with the United States to persecute Ms. Meng, one of the top executives with China’s biggest private company. The Chinese embassy in Canada said the decision to arrest Ms. Meng in December amounts to a “political conspiracy” to undermine the telecom giant and has argued Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could easily have intervened to stop this from happening.
On Friday, Canada’s Department of Justice said a review of the arguments laid out by the United States has satisfied the criteria to proceed with an extradition hearing. Hours before the Justice department announcement, China’s Foreign Ministry questioned Canada’s judicial independence as Mr. Trudeau faces accusations of trying to stop a corruption prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.
Former justice minister and attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould said Mr. Trudeau and senior officials in the Prime Minister’s Office inappropriately pressed her to help the construction giant avoid a corruption and bribery trial.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canada to allow extradition case of Huawei executive Meng WanzhouWanzhou was detained in Canada late last year on charges of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran
Read more »
Canada to allow extradition case to go ahead against Huawei's Meng WanzhouA date for the hearing will be scheduled in a Vancouver court on March 6
Read more »
Canada to allow extradition case to go ahead against Huawei executiveA date for the hearing will be scheduled in a Vancouver court on March 6
Read more »
Canada begins formal extradition process for Huawei CFOThe federal Justice Department gave the go-ahead Friday for an extradition case to proceed against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the United States on fraud allegations.
Read more »