The
The lengthy extradition proceeding is entering the committal phase which involves arguments over the
Defense lawyer
“This case is different,” he said. “The alleged deception is ambiguous at best. The risk of economic loss to the alleged victim
The shifting theories put forward by the
“There is no actual loss in this case. None of the requesting states theories of risk of loss pass muster. They all are either non-existent or entirely speculative.”
The threshold for granting an extradition might not be high but “it is a meaningful threshold,” said Gottardi.
“A requesting state requires a plausible case. Here we say the case falls far short.”
Gottardi disputed claims by Canadian government lawyers that during a meeting with an
“There is no evidence Ms. Meng’s representation caused
It was HSBC’s choice to take money deposited by Skycom and clear it through the
“The fact
She also denied allegations made in a news story that Huawei was involved in selling embargoed equipment.
“There is no zero evidence that either Skycom or Huawei violated
Meng, who attended court wearing an electronic monitoring device on her ankle, followed the proceedings through a translator.
Associate
Earlier this week a Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur
Spavor and fellow Canadian
The Chinese government has released few details other than to accuse Spavor of passing along sensitive information to Kovrig, beginning in 2017. Both have been held in isolation and have little contact with Canadian diplomats.
In another case, the Higher People’s
Meng remains free on bail in
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