{"id":5357,"date":"2018-12-11T23:58:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T23:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/huawei-executive-meng-wanzhou-released-on-bail-in-canada\/"},"modified":"2018-12-11T23:58:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T23:58:36","slug":"huawei-executive-meng-wanzhou-released-on-bail-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/huawei-executive-meng-wanzhou-released-on-bail-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou released on bail in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Court sketch of Meng Wanzhou during her bail hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 December 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/D178\/production\/_104742635_wanzhou_reuters.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been granted bail by a Canadian court.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A judge in Vancouver set bail at C$10m (\u00a36m; $7.4m). She will be under surveillance 24 hours a day and must wear an electronic ankle tag.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Meng, 46, is the daughter of Huawei&#8217;s founder. <\/p>\n<p>Her detention has angered China and soured its relations with both Canada and the US.<\/p>\n<p>At the three-day bail hearing in Vancouver, her lawyers sought to provide guarantees that she would not pose a flight risk if released. The application was opposed by Canadian prosecutors.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-46507974\" class=\"story-body__link\">Life of Huawei&#8217;s high-flying heiress<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-46483337\" class=\"story-body__link\">What&#8217;s going on with Huawei?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ms Meng is accused in the US of using a Huawei subsidiary called Skycom to evade sanctions on Iran between 2009 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p>US prosecutors say she had publicly misrepresented Skycom as being a separate company and deceived banks about the true relationship between the two companies.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Meng has denied any wrongdoing and said she will contest the allegations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Meng Wanzhou is the daughter of the company&#8217;s founder<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Applause broke out in the courtroom when Justice William Ehrcke granted bail. Ms Meng cried and hugged her lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>The judge ordered her to reappear in court on 6 February.<\/p>\n<p>After the ruling, Huawei issued a statement, saying: &#8220;We have every confidence that the Canadian and US legal systems will reach a just conclusion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Supporters of Meng Wanzhou gathered outside the court in Vancouver<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China had threatened severe consequences unless Canada released the Huawei executive.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday it emerged that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-46527975\" class=\"story-body__link\">a Canadian former diplomat had been detained in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Kovrig&#8217;s current employer, the International Crisis Group, said it was working for his prompt release. There has been no official word from China about his whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was in direct contact with Chinese authorities concerning the case.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kovrig previously worked as a diplomat in Beijing, Hong Kong and at the UN in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian officials said there was no &#8220;explicit indication&#8221; of any link between Mr Kovrig&#8217;s reported detention and the arrest of Ms Meng. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-46533406\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Reuters 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. 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