If Meng Wanzhou regains her freedom, it could open the door to China considering the release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, and reduce tensions between the two countries
The U.S. accuses Meng Wanzhou, seen here on Jan. 23, 2020, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., of fraud.A Vancouver court’s ruling set for this Wednesday on the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese telecom executive, could affect Canada’s relationship with China for years to come.
If Ms. Meng regains her freedom, it could open the door to China considering the release of Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor, and reduce tensions between the two countries. But if the extradition request passes its first hurdle, the next phases of the proceedings could last for years, along with the continuing detention of the Canadians.
Asad Kiyani, who teaches law at the University of Calgary, said he would expect the Canadian government to appeal if the judge rules there is no double criminality. “The Crown would say this is an important precedent case, and relationships with the United States are really important.” Some legal observers say the court should dismiss the case now. “Do they want Ms. Meng because she misrepresented something to a bank … or because she took efforts to break the sanctions that the Americans had on the Iranians,” said Alan Lenczner, who just retired after 50 years as a civil litigator, and is not involved with the Meng case.“It’s really novel,” Prof. Kiyani said. “I think I’m as curious as anyone else as to what Justice Holmes has to say about this.
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