B.C. judge bars cameras from Meng Wanzhou’s court proceedings GlobeBC
“far greater than would the publication of similarly deficient commentary in other forms of media coverage” such as printed reports or television commentary.
A person can only be extradited from Canada if the alleged conduct is recognized as a crime in both countries; lawyers for Ms. Meng will be arguing next week that Canada didn’t have the same sanctions against Iran as the United States did at the time the extradition warrant was sworn. Lawyers for Ms. Meng opposed video recording and broadcast of any kind, saying the consortium had not met its burden of showing it would serve the public interest. As well, broadcasting the hearings could compromise her fair trial rights in the extradition proceedings, and in a trial in the U.S. if she is extradited, by tainting the evidence of witnesses who may testify and the impartiality of a potential jury pool, they said.
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