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Canada: Huawei exec out on bail
2018-12-12
[BBC] The chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been granted bail by a Canadian court.

Meng Wanzhou was arrested on 1 December and could be extradited to the US to face fraud charges linked to the alleged violation of sanctions on Iran.

A judge in Vancouver set bail at C$10m (£6m; $7.4m). She will be under surveillance 24 hours a day and must wear an electronic ankle tag.

US President Donald Trump now says he is willing to intervene in the case.

Life of Huawei's high-flying heiress
What's going on with Huawei?
Ms Meng, 46, is the daughter of Huawei's founder and her detention has angered China and soured its relations with both Canada and the US.

This comes against the background of an increasingly acrimonious trade dispute between Washington and Beijing.

Ms Meng is accused in the US of using a Huawei subsidiary called Skycom to evade sanctions on Iran between 2009 and 2014.
Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418

#7  Did she know there was an international arrest warrant out on her?
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-12-12 21:25  

#6   Canada minister to speak about extradition as China dispute worsens
Posted by: 3dc   2018-12-12 15:02  

#5  Let's put it another way. The Chinese have very good intel, probably great intel in Canada, and they keep close tabs on top execs, especially ones with open international arrest warrants. The warrant was issued in August. Meng's travel to an extradition partner of the US was a clear risk. The Chinese may have known this would go down before she stepped on the plane to YVR and let it unfold.
Posted by: Classical_Liberal   2018-12-12 13:16  

#4  She may have been on Xi's naughty list and, protestations aside, it suits the Party to have a high flying, multiple passport holding, foreign property owning princess get her wings clipped.
Posted by: Classical_Liberal   2018-12-12 13:07  

#3  She's already arranged passage for her family. Jimmy Hoffa will be found before Meng re-surfaces.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-12 08:17  

#2  ChiComms have to have an exfil op ready to go. I'm gonna take the over though. They'll wait awhile to see what POTUS offers - maybe we drop the charges. I think the Over/Under is 14 days before she does a runner. I'm shocked the Canucks granted bail. I'd be looking for any recently opened bank accounts in Vanuatu.
Posted by: Bangkok Billy   2018-12-12 06:58  

#1  Under on fleeing the jurisdiction?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-12-12 06:46  

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