Meng Wanzhou's lawyers say it's in Canada's 'national interests' to end extradition

Lawyers for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou say that it's in "Canada's national interests" to drop the extradition request from the United States.

The legal squad for the embattled telecom executive are request the federal government to assert Canadian judiciary independence from the Usa by ending the legal proceeding that could transfer Meng to the U.S. for declared violation of Washington's sanctions confronting Islamic republic of iran.

An argument to Justice Minister David Lametti was sent by Meng'southward legal team which highlighted Canadian relationship with the two superpowers.

"Canada is at a crossroads respecting the United states of america' asking that Canada extradite Ms. Meng, for conduct that could not be an offence in Canada," says the legal team. "Over our history, the Canadian government has stood upward for Canadian values, including the rule of constabulary, even in circumstances where this has meant a deviation from American foreign policy initiatives."

Meng's legal team notes that the Trump assistants withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Bargain and applied strong sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Canada, on the other hand, has no sanctions or diplomatic feud with Islamic republic of iran.

The arrest of Meng in Vancouver caused turmoil between Canada and China, and the Chinese authorities repeatedly ignored Ottawa'due south attempts to bring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to dialogue.

Sometime Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien suggested that Canada should cancel extradition proceedings confronting Meng as a fashion to cease hostile relations with China. He is willing to visit China to negotiate the release of the two Canadians detained on charges of espionage.

The statement came at a time of intense friction between the The states and Iran. The land recently shot down a U.South. military drone over the Western farsi Gulf. U.South. President Donald Trump then suggested war machine deportment but dropped the idea because it could have killed 150 people.

Source: CBC News