Meng Wanzhou is imprisoned in Canada but lives in a mansion, dines and shops in a package.
The former huawei treasurer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in 2018 on suspicion of bank fraud and is still in home confinement at her Vancouver residence, but sources broke the news that Meng not only lives in a mansion in Canada, but also has regular visits to her home for private painting lessons and massages, and that Meng has also chartered shopping malls for shopping sprees, gone to concerts, and even chartered restaurants with her family to enjoy Christmas meals. It is reported that Meng’s legal team recently filed another petition with the court to allow her to leave her home without being monitored by security personnel, and a ruling is expected at the end of the month.
The New York Times reported that Meng’s life in prison is both free and luxurious, as she currently lives in a Vancouver mansion worth about $11 million (about $300 million), with seven bedrooms and regular private painting lessons and massages at her home. According to the report, Meng has also gone on a shopping spree in a mall open exclusively for her, chartered a restaurant with her husband and children for Christmas dinner, and even went to a concert.
In contrast to Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been detained by China and have not even been able to see their families, Meng’s imprisonment has been criticized as too lavish and has sparked outrage in Canada, with opponents condemning the detention of the two Canadian citizens and accusing them of “spying” as a clear act of retaliation.
At the latest hearing this week, Meng’s defense team filed a motion to allow her to go outside without being monitored by security personnel, arguing that the presence of security personnel would generate media attention and bring pressure, but Canadian Justice Department prosecutors argued that the risk of escape was too great and that her ankle tracker had “broken many times,” although a detailed decision will have to wait until the end of the month.
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