China tech giant Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou will continue to face extradition to the U.S. from Canada on fraud charges the B.C. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes rejected her argument the process should be stopped because the accusations were political at heart and did not constitute a crime in Canada — an essential element under the extradition treaty.
“On the question of law posed, I conclude that, as a matter of law, the double criminality requirement for extradition is capable of being met in this case,” Holmes wrote the 23-page decision.
“The effects of the U.S. sanctions may properly play a role in the double criminality analysis as part of the background or context against which the alleged conduct is examined.”
Holmes added that she was making no determination about the larger question of whether there is admissible evidence that would justify Meng’s committal for trial in Canada.
“This question will be determined at a later stage in the proceedings,” she said.
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