Huawei CFO Loses Bid for Freedom as Canadian Court Rules Extradition Case Must Continue

Huawei CFO Loses Bid for Freedom as Canadian Court Rules Extradition Case Must Continue
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou walks outside her home to go to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on May 27, 2020. Jerry Wu/The Epoch Times
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has lost a bid for freedom after a Canadian judge ruled against the defense—meaning the extradition trial in Canada will continue onto the next stage.

British Columbia’s Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes ruled that fraud charges against Meng met the extradition requirement of “double criminality,” a rule which states that the U.S. crime Meng is accused of committing also constitutes a crime in Canada.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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