Last year, the Huawei executive lost an extradition battle at a Canadian court.Īs part of a hefty bail agreement of 10 million Canadian dollars ($7.3 million, €6.6 million) in 2018, Meng was confined to Vancouver and was monitored around the clock by private security. Meng, who attended virtually for Friday's hearing, has claimed she is innocent. Under the deal, the US Justice Department is expected to dismiss the case in December 2022 - four years after Meng's arrest - if she complies with certain conditions. It paved the way for Meng to leave Canada, where she has been detained since 2018, and return to China without facing US jail time, her lawyer said. The details of the deal were presented to a federal court on Friday. Soon after receiving her verdict, Meng caught an Air China flight to the Chinese city of Shenzhen, where telecommunications giant Huawei is based. 'I will never forget all the good wishes I received from people from around the world.'

However, she also said that 'every cloud has a silver lining.' 'My life has been turned upside down,' she said. On Friday, a Canadian extradition judge discharged the executive, and the Canadian Justice Ministry said the 49-year-old was free to leave the country.įollowing the extradition hearing, Meng said that the case that forced her to spend nearly three years in Canada was 'disruptive.'

The deal removes one of several major disputes between the US and China. The chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, has reached a 'deferred prosecution' deal with the US over fraud charges against her, the US Justice Department said.Ĭhina responded by freeing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians detained on spying charges since December 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday.

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