A Canadian judge will rule Wednesday on a key aspect of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's extradition to the United States. The judge will rule on double criminality, meaning whether the charges against Meng were illegal in both Canada and the United States at the time of her December 2018 arrest.
TORONTO - A Canadian judge will rule Wednesday on a key aspect of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s extradition to the United States. The judge will rule on double criminality, meaning whether the charges against Meng were illegal in both Canada and the United States at the time of her December 2018 arrest.
FILE PHOTO: Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves B.C. Supreme Court for a lunch break during the first day of her extradition hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey WassonBritish Columbia’s Superior Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes could rule in favour of Meng, agreeing the standard of double criminality was not met.
Although charges in extradition trials are normally litigated all at once, the court decided to split Meng’s case into separate charges because if the standard of double criminality was not met, then there would be no point in arguing the rest of the case. Leo Adler, an extradition lawyer, said because the sanctions did not exist in Canada, “the conduct therefore is perfectly legal and that you shouldn’t find that it’s conduct under some other section of the criminal code. The issue of sanctions is a very specific issue.”
If the judge sides with Meng, it would seriously hamper the Canadian government’s ability to follow through with the extradition, legal experts say. Prosecutors would then have to decide whether to appeal the judge’s ruling.The judge could rule in favour of the Canadian justice department, finding the standard was met. This outcome would mean the trial could proceed to the next phase as scheduled starting next month.
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