991 days after the Meng Wanzhou incident, his extradition trial ended on August 18 in the High Court of British Columbia, Canada (also translated as British Columbia) in Vancouver.
The court is expected to make a decision within a few months whether to extradite 49-year-old Meng Wanzhou to the United States.
The extradition process for Meng Wanzhou, vice chairman and chief financial officer of Huawei, has lasted for more than two years.
Meng Wanzhou himself participated in all the hearings.
Meng Wanzhou’s defense lawyer team believed that there was a “procedural abuse” problem in the incident, and Meng’s charter rights were violated due to procedural abuse; the only remedy for the damage caused by procedural abuse is to suspend the extradition procedure.
The defense held that there was no deception in this case, no losses were caused, and no reasonable risk causality was discussed.
The prosecution lawyer representing the United States and the Canadian Department of Justice insisted that the US charges against Meng are valid; and the extradition court only needs to discuss whether the case meets the conditions for extradition, rather than conducting a "trial."
The court plans to hold a management meeting on October 21, at which time it is possible to agree on a date for announcing the extradition judgment.
If the presiding judge makes an extradition verdict in the future, the case will be handed over to the Canadian Minister of Justice to decide whether to sign a transfer order.
If the Minister of Justice approves the extradition, lawyer Meng Wanzhou can still appeal.
The Canadian legal profession believes that if the case enters into a lengthy appeal process, it may continue for several more years.
Huawei Canada issued a statement on the 18th that Huawei has always believed that Meng Wanzhou is innocent and believes in the Canadian judicial system.
Huawei has always supported Meng Wanzhou in seeking justice and freedom, and it still does.
(Reporter Yu Ruidong produced Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】