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Eugene

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Thu May 21, 2020, 10:30 PM May 2020

Judgment on key aspect of Huawei CFO's extradition trial in Canada due next Wednesday

Source: Reuters

BUSINESS NEWS MAY 21, 2020 / 5:33 PM / UPDATED 30 MINUTES AGO

Judgment on key aspect of Huawei CFO's extradition trial in Canada due next Wednesday

Moira Warburton
3 MIN READ

(Reuters) - A decision on a key legal aspect of the trial over whether Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou can be extradited to the United States from Canada will be announced next Wednesday, the British Columbia Supreme Court said on Thursday.

Meng was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport at the request of the United States on charges of bank fraud, and is accused of misleading HSBC about a Huawei Technologies Co Ltd-owned [HWT.UL]company’s dealings with Iran.

Meng, 48, has said she is innocent and is fighting extradition.

The case has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing.

The judgment will deal with the charge of double criminality, deciding whether Meng’s actions were crimes in both Canada and the United States at the time of her arrest.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/judgment-on-key-aspect-of-huawei-cfos-extradition-trial-in-canada-due-next-wednesday-idUSKBN22X2QR
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