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Trump's remarks could stymie US extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada
Source: Reuters
Trump's remarks could stymie US extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada
Reuters in Ottawa
Wed 23 Jan 2019 16.08 GMT Last modified on Wed 23 Jan 2019 16.25 GMT
A top Huawei executive detained in Canada can make a good case against being extradited to the United States – in part because of remarks made by US president Donald Trump, according to Canada’s ambassador to China.
John McCallum’s remarks to Chinese-language media on Tuesday were the most explicit indication yet from a Canadian official that Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, might avoid being sent to the United States.
Meng was detained on 1 December in Vancouver, where she is currently under house arrest. She was arrested at the request of the United States over alleged violations of US sanctions on Iran.
Trump last month said he would intervene in the case against Meng if it served national security interests or help close a trade deal with China. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland quickly warned Washington not to politicize extradition cases.
In a short clip shown by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, McCallum said Meng had “good arguments on her side”, the first of which was “political involvement by comments from Donald Trump in her case.”.
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Reuters in Ottawa
Wed 23 Jan 2019 16.08 GMT Last modified on Wed 23 Jan 2019 16.25 GMT
A top Huawei executive detained in Canada can make a good case against being extradited to the United States – in part because of remarks made by US president Donald Trump, according to Canada’s ambassador to China.
John McCallum’s remarks to Chinese-language media on Tuesday were the most explicit indication yet from a Canadian official that Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, might avoid being sent to the United States.
Meng was detained on 1 December in Vancouver, where she is currently under house arrest. She was arrested at the request of the United States over alleged violations of US sanctions on Iran.
Trump last month said he would intervene in the case against Meng if it served national security interests or help close a trade deal with China. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland quickly warned Washington not to politicize extradition cases.
In a short clip shown by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, McCallum said Meng had “good arguments on her side”, the first of which was “political involvement by comments from Donald Trump in her case.”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/23/huawei-executive-detained-canada-extradition-us