The judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada, said that he did not agree with the argument of the Meng Wanzhou Lawyer's Corps, saying that the decision mainly considered that Meng Wanzhou faced the US fraud allegations instead of whether Canada imposed sanctions on Iran.
Wang Wei Wen Report
The Canadian court announced the first judgment of Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou's extradition case the day before yesterday. It was determined that the case met the dual criminal standards for the launch of extradition and both criminals in Canada and the United States.This means that Meng Wanzhou failed to be released, and the extradition case will continue to be tried.
Interviewed scholars believe that the Meng Wanzhou case has aroused higher public opinion attention due to the re -ignition of the Sino -US scientific and technological war.Cut.
The 48 -year -old Meng Wanzhou was the daughter of Ren Zhengfei, the founder of Huawei. She was arrested while turning at Vancouver Airport in December the previous year. She was approved for bail after paying 10 million Canadian dollars (about S $ 10.3 million).
Meng Wanzhou was considered by the United States to violate the US sanctions on Iran in 2013 and was suspected of financial fraud.The lawyer team of Meng Wanzhou applied to the Canadian court last May to stop extradition procedures. The reasons proposed include Canada that did not impose sanctions on Iran as in the United States. ThereforeDouble crimes.
However, Heather Holmes, assistant chief judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court in Canada, expressed disagreement on Wednesday, saying that the judgment was mainly considered that Meng Wanzhou faced the US fraud allegations, not whether Canada imposed sanctions against Iran's sanctions.Essence
Judge: Fraud in Canada is a crime
According to the Canadian Broadcasting, Reuters, etc., Homes said in the ruling that Meng Wanzhou was suspected of being substantially fraud, and said that the US prosecutor accused Meng Wanzhou committed crimes that if he would occur in CanadaIt is deemed to be criminal, and then judged that the Meng Wanzhou case met the dual criminal standards.She believes that Meng Wanzhou's interpretation of dual crimes will seriously limit Canada's ability to perform their international obligations in extradition fraud and other economic crimes.
Wang Jiangyu, a professor at the School of Law of the City University of Hong Kong and the director of the China Law and Comparative Law Research Center, said in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that the judge's judgment was actually directly accepting US law.Still lack of detailed discussion.
Before the court sentenced, Meng Wanzhou appeared with a number of relatives and friends to take pictures with a number of relatives and friends last Sunday. During the period, he gave a thumbs up and put on a victory gesture.She was in black clothes and wearing a mask yesterday.
Huawei expressed disappointment after the verdict was announced, and will continue to support Meng Wanzhou for a fair judgment and freedom.Meng Wanzhou's lawyer Reid Weingarten said that Meng Wanzhou should not become a chess piece or hostage in Sino -US relations, and said that confidence will eventually realize justice.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Owa issued a statement saying that the United States aims to defeat Huawei and other Chinese high -tech companies. In the process, Canada has always been a conspiracy to the United States, saying that the Meng Wanzhou case is a serious political event.
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice welcomed the verdict and thanked Canada for their assistance.
Scholars: China and the United States have entered the period of frequent contradictions
Li Mingjiang, an associate professor of the Lajilinan University of Technology in Nanyang University of Technology in Singapore, said in an interview that the day before yesterday was more symbolic. In the first round, the United States did not encounter frustration. Canada was completely disappointed as an American allies.
At the same time, the United States has continued to increase its pressure on China.The United States State Department announced that it was no longer highly autonomous in Hong Kong that Hong Kong had been evaluated; the US House of Representatives also passed the Xinjiang Human Rights Act to authorize sanctions to suppress Chinese officials in Uyghur Muslims.
Li Mingjiang believes that these incidents are not occasional, showing that China and the United States have entered a period of frequent contradictions and intensification. Before the presidential election at the end of the United States, the competition, strategic contest and contradictions of the two countries will be further prominent, and it is difficult to turn around.He predicts that China may have more public opinion and diplomatic statements, but there will be no substantial behavior for the time being.
The next hearing of the Meng Wanzhou case is expected to be held on June 15th, and the two parties will start offensive and defensive whether the Canadian authorities will be arrested at the end of the year when the Canadian authorities are arrested at the end of the year.The final result of the case may be announced at the end of September or early 10.
