Source: China Overseas Chinese Network
The presiding judge of Meng Wanzhou extradition case made a ruling on Vancouver on April 21, agreeing to the application of Meng lawyer to postpone the final trial of the extradition case to August.
Meng Wanzhou's defense lawyer filed an application to postpone the trial in the court on April 19, mainly because the Hong Kong court has issued an order to grant permission from Hong Kong's HSBC Bank. Bangladesh needs time to study these evidence. The defense believes that the evidence helps prove that the United States misled Canada in its allegations against Bangladesh. The defense also used the local tightening of epidemic prevention restrictions as the reason for applying for an extension. The prosecutor's lawyer objected to this application.
Data photo: Meng Wanzhou walked out of his residence in Vancouver, Canada. China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong
As the presiding judge, Deputy Chief Justice of the British Columbia High Court in Canada, Heather Holmes, decided to accept the defense application, postponed the trial, which was originally scheduled to begin in five days, until August 3. She will explain the specific reasons in writing in the near future.
The court will hold a case management meeting with the prosecution and defense in a week later to rediscuss the court's subsequent schedule.
Beng Fang's lawyer believes that there is "procedural abuse" in this case, so the extradition procedure should be suspended. Since early March this year, the prosecution and defense have successively debated the three branches of international law, including political motives involving "procedural abuse", suspected illegal detention, and whether the US extradition request violates customary international law. According to the original plan, from April 26 to May 14, the court will discuss whether there are major omissions and misstatements in the case materials provided by the US, as well as the cumulative relief issues of procedural abuse, etc., and end the statements of the prosecution and defense, waiting for the judge to make a judgment on whether to extradite Meng Wanzhou to the United States. Therefore, this will also be the final trial before the presiding judge makes the extradition judgment for the first time. (End)
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