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US Will Seek Extradition of Huawei CFO From Canada (reuters.com) 156

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will pursue the extradition of the chief financial officer of China's Huawei, arrested in Canada in December. The United States has accused Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou of misrepresenting the company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite U.S. sanctions. The arrest soured relations between Canada and China, with China subsequently detaining two Canadian citizens and sentencing a third to death. The United States must file a formal request for extradition by Jan. 30. Once a formal request is received, a Canadian court has 30 days to determine whether there is enough evidence to support extradition and the Canadian minister of justice must issue a formal order. Canada has not asked the United States to abandon its bid to have Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou extradited, Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. "We will continue to pursue the extradition of defendant Ms. Meng Wanzhou, and will meet all deadlines set by the U.S./Canada Extradition Treaty," Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi said in a statement. "We greatly appreciate Canada's continuing support of our mutual efforts to enforce the rule of law."

Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a separate report from the BBC: The chairman of Chinese tech giant Huawei has warned his company could shift away from the U.S. and the U.K. if it continues to face restrictions. Huawei has been under scrutiny by Western governments, which fear its products could be used for spying. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Mr Liang Hua said his firm might transfer technology to countries "where we are welcomed." Huawei makes smartphones but is also a world leader in telecoms infrastructure, in particular the next generation of mobile phone networks, known as 5G.
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US Will Seek Extradition of Huawei CFO From Canada

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  • Yet again the US is applying it's laws to conduct happening on foreign soil. By this principle Saudi Arabia could extradite me. Further politicians could get laws passed in other countries that would be unconstitutional here. How long before a US citizen is extradited to Germany for selling Nazi antiquities.

    I don't see how any other free nation would endorse an extradition like this.

    • Yet again the US is applying it's laws to conduct happening on foreign soil.

      No they aren't. She isn't charged with her company violating the US's sanctions against Iran -- she's charged with lying to a potential investor while on US soil by misrepresenting her companies business with Iran.

      That's fraud, and it was committed while she was in the US. You don't get a free pass from prosecution just because you leave the country after committing a crime there. And this wasn't a surprise to her -- she was apprehended in Vancouver while on her way to Mexico, having booked travel to spe

      • by ghoul ( 157158 )

        Yeah she may have technically lied to say that her company was no longer doing business with Iran. However business leaders lie all the time- AT&T , Microsoft and CISCO have been found to be lying about not providing backdoors to the NSA. None of their CEOs are being charged with fraud. Fact of the matter is that the lie is forced by an illegal sanctions regime. Its like prosecuting the guy who smuggles people out of North Korea with Human Trafficking. Technically correct but totally bullshit. This is a

        • However business leaders lie all the time

          Let's assume that everything you say is true (it's not as others have pointed out your ignorance). How does this in anyway absolve her of criminality?

          The actions taken by Canada and the US are legal under a mutual treaty against an accused. If the evidence presented to the Canadian courts do not satisfy the judge then she will be released.

          What are you actually saying here? That because others might have broken a law we should have lawlessness? Is that how it works in China? Sounds like a recipe for corrupti

          • by ghoul ( 157158 )

            What I am saying is there is no such thing as Rule of Law. Its a myth. There is prosecutorial discretion and who the powers in charge want get charged get prosecuted and those they dont are given a pass or do you really think 13% of the population commits 50% of the crimes in the US?

            • You are insane defending two completely contradictory positions. The government has limited resources and as such must apply those resources effectively. A prosecutor not following up on a weak case, understanding deterrence value, and not part of an overall government priority means "no rule of law" to you?

              What is not acceptable in your definition of "rule of law"? Seriously. I have no idea what standard of law you are trying to bully for. Is it wrong to faithfullly enforce laws or not? Is it ok to ignore

              • by ghoul ( 157158 )

                Once you have admitted that selective prosecution happens based upon "government priority" it is not uncalled for to ask the US govt to not make it a priority to help CISCO shareholders and stop hiding behind "We cant do anything. Its Rule of law".

                • Name a government that doesn't do that in any regard?

                  • by ghoul ( 157158 )

                    Everybody does it but only the West claims not to do it and does it. Hypocrisy thy name is Western Media

                    • I am just looking for you ideal candidate for rule of law. No one claims the west is perfect but it's a lot better than others/most. You conflate western legal system and philosophy with "western media". WTF is that?

                      You seem to imply that the government making, say opioids, a priority of enforcement because it is a high profile issue that affect many people in the community means that every decision by law enforcement is politically motivated. You also don't seem to understand the idea of "faithfully execut

        • You sure do sound like Trump there..

          • by ghoul ( 157158 )

            Trump is far smarter than the left gives him credit for. He provokes people through nonsense statements so that the opposition is distracted while he keeps plugging on. At the same time he has protected himself by appointing a Christian Taliban as his Vice President. Nobody is going to replace Trump for noone not even Nancy want Ayatollah Pence in charge. For one he would refuse to meet Nancy without his wife present.

  • The US wants to bust an exec from a company for violating US law.

    I love that. So, next time there's another incident like where Wells Fargo had people creating millions of fake accounts, and charging fees to the people who had no idea what it was, we can JAIL THE CEOs, right? Or another oil spill, we get to JAIL THE CEOs?

    This will go over well, once "real" people (i.e., CEOs) think about the impact....

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