On January 12, Meng, the daughter of huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, has been arrested by Canadian police for more than two years, and on January 12, Meng appeared in court to seek a relaxation of bail conditions, which was opposed by the prosecution. The prosecution’s lawyers revealed that the Chinese consulate had chartered a Boeing 777 to take Meng back to China. But the prosecution’s lawyers’ key arguments have scuttled Meng’s plans to return to China.
According to Deutsche Welle, on Jan. 12, Huawei Treasurer Meng Wanzhou asked the Canadian extradition court to relax bail conditions, citing concerns about contracting a Chinese Communist virus.
During a hearing on the application for a change of bail, John Gibb-Carsley, a lawyer representing the Canadian government, cross-examined Meng’s husband, Liu Xiaolan, and revealed that in May of last year, on the eve of a key ruling in Meng’s case, the Chinese government chartered a plane from China Southern Airlines on standby to take Meng back to her home country.
Carsley said the private plane reserved for Meng was a Boeing 777 with a capacity of more than 360 people and was chartered by the Chinese Communist Consulate.
Carsley asked Liu Xiaoban at the hearing, “If your wife Meng wins the court decision, there will be arrangements to take her back to China?” Liu Xiaoban replied in the affirmative.
Carsley then asked, “Are you aware that members of the Chinese (Communist) Consulate, too, were involved in the charter arrangements for that flight?” Liu Xiaoban replied, “No.”
During the cross-examination session, Liu Xiaoban also said he was concerned that his wife might have contracted the Chinese Communist virus from the supervising security personnel assigned to her. However, the prosecution revealed that Meng was apparently not afraid of contracting the virus when she attended multiple gatherings during the prevention period.
On Sept. 30, 2020, Meng appeared again in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada.
Meng, 48, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in December 2018, while entering Vancouver, Canada, for a connecting flight. The prosecution accused her of hiding the relationship between Huawei and subsidiary Skycom from HSBC.
Meng was released on bail soon after her arrest, after which the prosecution waged a lengthy legal battle over the issue of whether to extradite her to the United States.
The South China Morning Post reported that under the terms of the C$10 million bail granted in December 2018, Meng lives in a C$13.6 million home, one of two properties she owns in Vancouver.
Under the terms of her bail, Meng must abide by an 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and is otherwise allowed to roam most of the city as long as she stays away from the airport.
Meng must wear a GPS tracker on her ankle and be accompanied by a personal guard at all times. The guard chauffeurs her around town in a large black SUV, but the guard acts as a court official to prevent her from escaping. And the guards are hired at Meng’s expense.
Liu Xiaoban told the court that he objected to the presence of the guards when their family was out, and said the presence of security personnel was annoying to their two children, the report said. They had previously enjoyed going to coffee shops, malls and playgrounds together, but the presence of guards made it a “challenge.
Carlsley, representing the prosecution, suggested that even if it was a challenge, it would not stop the family from doing these activities with the guards, and in any case, the epidemic makes such activities less likely.
Liu Xiaoban said he did not like traveling with Meng and the guards because they would attract public attention.
Carsley questioned whether Liu was “genuinely worried” about Meng contracting the outbreak “because he spent the 14-day quarantine period with the children in the same house as her.
On October 27, 2020, Meng appeared in court for her trial.
Carsley even questioned Meng’s motives for making the request. He told the court that Meng had recently taken several short trips, including one on Christmas Day, where she had a restaurant dinner with 14 people.
In addition, she has gone on shopping trips and partied at Huawei employees’ homes, and the aforementioned activities are clear violations of immunization requirements. Furthermore, in a group photo taken of Meng on the steps of the Vancouver courthouse in May 2020, on the eve of a key ruling in Meng’s case, no one was wearing a mask.
The Supreme Court of Canada in British Columbia ruled on May 28 of the same year that Meng was equally guilty of crimes in the United States and Canada (double criminality), meaning that Meng was eligible for extradition to the United States to stand trial.
Before the ruling, Meng and her family and friends posed for a photo outside the courthouse in a victory gesture to celebrate, but on the day of the ruling, the Chinese Communist Party’s mainland media, including Sina and People’s Daily, which had been broadcasting the trial live online, suddenly canceled the live broadcast arrangement.
It is believed that the media had already been informed of the outcome of Meng’s trial and cancelled the live broadcast to avoid embarrassment. The key ruling also frustrated Meng’s desire to return to China on a chartered plane.
It is reported that Meng’s extradition hearing will resume on March 1, 2021. Under Canadian law, Meng will be able to avoid extradition by continuing to delay her case for several years.
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