
Huawei's Meng Wanzhou appears in Vancouver court for bail review as Canada receives US extradition request
2019-01-30 10:03:41 source:South China Morning Post
January 30, 2019
Canada said on Tuesday that it has received a formal request from the United States to extradite Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies.
On Monday, US law enforcement officials announced 23 criminal charges against Huawei and Meng – including money laundering, fraud, conspiracy and intellectual property theft – and made the extradition request.
Meng made a brief appearance before the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver for a bail hearing on Tuesday. The judge, William Ehrcke, who granted her bail request last month, pushed back her next court appearance by one month, until March 6. He also approved Meng’s request for a change in who is financially responsible for her bail.
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