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Canada Allows US Extradition of Huawei CFO To Proceed (reuters.com) 79

The Canadian government has allowed for the extradition proceedings against the CFO of Huawei to proceed. "Today, department of Justice Canada officials issued an authority to proceed, formally commencing an extradition process in the case of Ms. Meng Wanzhou," the government said in a statement. Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in December at the request of American authorities, who allege that she violated U.S. sanctions against Iran. From the report: China, whose relations with Canada have deteriorated badly over the affair, denounced the decision and repeated previous demands for Meng's release. Legal experts had predicted Ottawa would give the go-ahead for extradition proceedings, given the close judicial relationship between Canada and the United States. It could be years though before Meng is ever sent to the United States, since Canada's slow-moving justice system allows many decisions to be appealed. Meng's lawyers said they were disappointed and described the U.S. charges as politically motivated.
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Canada Allows US Extradition of Huawei CFO To Proceed

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  • If an executive can be arrested on (if you'll excuse the term) trumped-up charges by Canada at the request of the U.S., it follows that China can and almost certainly will retaliate.

    • Re: (Score:2, Insightful)

      by MightyYar ( 622222 )

      We definitely shouldn't take any actions that make China unhappy.

    • Re: (Score:3, Interesting)

      by Anonymous Coward

      Yes, the Chinese hold hostages, political prisoners, and are committing genocide against several ethnic groups. As far as "trumped up charges" ... the timing of the charges was politically motivated to damage Trump, but Canadian courts are very apolitical. Approving the deportation demonstrates the merits of the charges much, much more credibly than anything out of the US.

      • Your take on the Chinese governments lack of value for individual rights is pretty accurate. And I would have strongly agreed that the Canadian judicial process was apolitical, especially under the current government, until Wednesday afternoon when it was shaken.

        But your larger point stands. It looks very much like there is something to the charges.

        • by Anonymous Coward

          What argument do you have to support your assertion that this deportation decision was a gross departure from decades of Canadian judicial

        • But your larger point stands. It looks very much like there is something to the charges.
          There is nothing to the charges.
          No company in China is obliged to follow a trade embargo the mighty US of Assholes decided.

          Heck: the EU is founding a new bank under leadership of UK (yes, despite BREXIT) France and Germany to secure money transfers and ongoing projects between Iran (yes, the Mullas) and the EU.

          It is time that americans simply stop fucking up the planet. Stop your brain dead embargoes on NK, Venezuela, Cu

          • No company in China is obliged to follow a trade embargo the mighty US of Assholes decided.

            But every company in China is obliged to not defraud American investors by claiming the money they borrowed is not for an Iranian project, when it is.

  • by hackingbear ( 988354 ) on Friday March 01, 2019 @05:19PM (#58201966)

    Can't get any real concessions in trade talk, continue to hold the hostage.

  • by Anonymous Coward

    Canada has allowed the court proceedings to decide whether to allow extradition to commence.

    The legal process could easily take a decade. Mung isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

  • "So here's a deal, Chiiiiyyyyna -- you deliver us Assange , and we'll drop the extradition request on your CFO person. I'm a dealmaker, I'm the best dealmaker, so you know this is a great deal, for both of us, on both of our sides (appropriate hand gesture)."

  • So after they told this dude he was getting extradited did they say ....

    You're not our buddy, guy.
    You're not our guy, friend.
    You're not our friend, buddy.

    etc.
    etc.
    etc.

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