Canada's Trudeau rejects call to swap Huawei executive for detainees in China | Malay Mail

OTTAWA, June 26 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday rejected a call to swap an imprisoned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive for two citizens held by Beijing, saying such a move would set a bad precedent and harm Canada. Shortly after Vancouver police arrested Huawei Chief...

Friday, 26 Jun 2020 07:29 AM MYTOTTAWA, June 26 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday rejected a call to swap an imprisoned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive for two citizens held by Beijing, saying such a move would set a bad precedent and harm Canada.

A group of 19 prominent figures, including former cabinet ministers and diplomats, this week wrote a letter to Trudeau urging Ottawa to halt the extradition proceedings against Meng. This, they said, would boosting the chances of China freeing the two men. “ would endanger the millions of Canadians who live and travel overseas every single year. We cannot allow political pressures or random arrests of Canadian citizens to influence the functioning of our justice system,” he told reporters.

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