Canada’s Ambassador to China Slammed for Offering Legal Arguments in Defence of Arrested Huawei Exec

Canada’s Ambassador to China Slammed for Offering Legal Arguments in Defence of Arrested Huawei Exec
Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum listens to a question following participation in a federal cabinet meeting in Sherbrooke, Que., on Jan. 16. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
Omid Ghoreishi
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TORONTO—Remarks by Canada’s ambassador to China stating that the Huawei executive arrested in Vancouver has a strong case to fight extradition to the United States have left many flabbergasted and are raising concerns over political interference in the judicial process.

In a room packed with Chinese-language media reporters in the Toronto area on Jan. 22, John McCallum outlined three arguments that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has in her favour.

Omid Ghoreishi
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Omid Ghoreishi is with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
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