Close X
Sunday, September 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Meng Wanzhou's Case Returns To Court Today

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Sep, 2019 04:49 PM

    VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's case is scheduled to return to court today, when arguments over the disclosure of documents is expected to be heard ahead of her extradition trial.

     

    In court documents released last month, the defence has argued Meng was unlawfully detained at Vancouver's airport last December at the direction of American authorities.

     

    Meng's lawyers allege Canadian officials acted as "agents" of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, but they say the question that remains is to what extent and how the FBI was involved in what they describe as a "scheme."

     

    None of the allegations in the case have been tested in court.

     

    Meng was arrested at the behest of the United States, which is seeking her extradition on fraud charges in violation of sanctions with Iran.

     

    Both Meng and Chinese tech giant Huawei have denied any wrongdoing.

     

    Her arrest sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China.

     

    Meng is the chief financial officer of Huawei and the daughter of the company's founder.

     

    Her extradition trial won't begin until Jan. 20. Meng is free on bail and living in Vancouver.

     

    This report from The Canadian Press was first published on Sept. 23, 2019.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Jim Pattison Makes Offer To Take Canfor Corp. Private At $16 Per Share

    Shares of Canfor Corp. surged more than 70 per cent in mid-morning trading after a Jim Pattison Group company made a $16 a share bid to take the company private.

    Jim Pattison Makes Offer To Take Canfor Corp. Private At $16 Per Share

    Mayor In B.C. Home Town Of Murder Suspects Says The Tragedy Has Spread Worldwide

    PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two deceased murder suspects expressed her sorrow Thursday for the nationwide tragedy that resulted in five deaths.

    Mayor In B.C. Home Town Of Murder Suspects Says The Tragedy Has Spread Worldwide

    Canada Raises Travel Warning Amid Escalating Protests In Hong Kong

    Canada Raises Travel Warning Amid Escalating Protests In Hong Kong
    OTTAWA - The federal government has issued a travel advisory that urges Canadians travelling to Hong Kong to exercise "a high degree of caution" because of the escalating protests in the city.    

    Canada Raises Travel Warning Amid Escalating Protests In Hong Kong

    Court Urges New Laws To Assign Liability For Victims Of Cyberfraud

    Court Urges New Laws To Assign Liability For Victims Of Cyberfraud
    TORONTO - A deputy judge is calling for passage of clear laws on which innocent party should bear responsibility for financial losses related to cyberfraud.    

    Court Urges New Laws To Assign Liability For Victims Of Cyberfraud

    Man Filmed Committing 'Hateful Act' Against Mother Identified By Montreal Police

    Montreal police say they have identified a man seen in a widely shared video verbally harassing a woman and a crying child.

    Man Filmed Committing 'Hateful Act' Against Mother Identified By Montreal Police

    Retired Senior Mountie Says Answers Could Still Come In B.C. Homicides

    The manhunt for Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, from Port Alberni, B.C., ended Wednesday when two bodies were found in dense brush in northern Manitoba.    

    Retired Senior Mountie Says Answers Could Still Come In B.C. Homicides