China says ‘utterly opposes’ Canada move to approve extradition hearing of top Huawei chief
Tehran (KNA) - China says it “utterly opposes” the decision made by the Canadian government to approve extradition proceedings against the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, three months after Meng Wanzhou was detained in Canada on a United States arrest warrant.
Meng, 47, was detained at a Vancouver airport on December 1 last year over the charge filed by the US that Huawei bypassed unilateral US sanctions against Iran, but was freed from jail ten days later on a bail of 10 million Canadian dollars (7.5 million US dollars) pending trial, on condition that she must wear an ankle monitor and stay in Canada.
Beijing was infuriated by her detention and house arrest and threatened Ottawa with due consequences if Meng was not released immediately. It further strongly warned the Canadian authorities not to extradite her to the US.
On Friday, however, the Department of Justice Canada announced that it would allow an extradition hearing to proceed against Meng, adding that she would appear in a Vancouver court at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1800 GMT) on March 6, when a date would be set for her extradition hearing.
"The department is satisfied that ... there is sufficient evidence to be put before an extradition judge for decision," the department statement further said.
Source: PressTV