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当地时间5月8日,华为首席财务官孟晚舟再次为引渡问题在温哥华出庭。
华为公司则在北京时间周三发布声明,相信孟女士是清白的。
Huawei said in a statement on Wednesday that the company has always been confident in the innocence of its chief financial officer (CFO) Meng Wanzhou.
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华为在声明中表示:“我们认为,美国下令逮捕孟女士是非法滥用程序,背后有政治因素驱动,而非出于法治考虑。”
"We have maintained that her U.S.-ordered arrest was an unlawful abuse of process - one guided by political considerations and tactics, not by the rule of law," the statement said.
华为的加拿大媒体事务副主席Benjamin Howes,在不列颠哥伦比亚高级法庭外发布了这一声明。
The statement was made by Benjamin Howes, vice president of Canadian media affairs at Huawei, outside the British Columbia Supreme Court.
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法官没有就此作出裁决,只是根据控辩双方关于公开申请的要求作出决定,下一次开庭的时间为9月23日-25日,然后是9月30日-10月4日。
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声明中显示,孟女士的律师今天在法庭上披露了三个重要事项:
第一,针对孟女士发起的刑事案件完全基于不实指控。孟女士的行为是公开、透明的,银行人员也完全了解相关问题的实际情况。没有证据证明孟女士有“欺骗、不诚实或其他不正当手段”的行为。
"The criminal case against Ms. Meng is based on allegations that are simply not true. To the contrary, it was made clear in court today that business activities by Ms. Meng were conducted openly and transparently with full knowledge of banking officials," It said. The lawyers noted in court that there is no evidence to prove that Meng committed acts of deceit, dishonesty, or other fraudulent means, according to the statement.
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第二,加拿大相关部门的行动对孟女士所享有的权利造成了多次、严重的侵犯。他们搜查了孟女士的行李,并扣押其手机和其它电子设备,强迫其交出密码。
The actions against Meng led to serious and repeated violations of her rights, the statement said. Her luggage was searched, her cellphone and other electronic devices were seized, and she was compelled to reveal her passwords.
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第三,逮捕孟女士违反了美加引渡条约及加拿大《引渡法》的核心原则,因为孟女士面临的指控在加拿大并不构成犯罪。
It was revealed that the arrest of Meng violated a core principle of Canada-U.S. extradition treaty and Canada's extradition law, because the allegation she faces is not a crime in Canada, the statement said.
此外,律师认为引渡程序过程中出现的政治因素将导致对公正的严重损害,也会使孟女士的合法权利受到侵害。孟女士将据此向法庭申请停止引渡程序。
"Political factors at play during the extradition process may lead to a serious violation of justice. Ms. Meng's legitimate rights may also be harmed. Thus Ms. Meng intends to apply to this Court for a stay of the extradition proceedings," Howes said.
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声明中还表示:“加拿大是一个尊重法治的国家。我们认为执法机构的官员在任何时候、任何情况下都应遵守法治原则,对所有人,包括加拿大公民和到访者都一视同仁。”
Canadians value the rule of law, and law-enforcement officials are expected to follow the rules at all times, in all cases and for all people - citizens and visitors alike, according to the statement.
“我们相信加拿大的司法体系,我们也期待孟女士尽快重获自由。”
"We have trust in the Canadian judicial process - and we look forward to seeing Ms. Meng's freedom restored," It added.
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去年12月1日,孟晚舟在温哥华机场被捕,美国要求对其引渡。孟晚舟和华为方面已多次否认相关指控。12月11日,当加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省高等法院的法官宣布,准许孟晚舟女士获得保释。
Meng was arrested on Dec. 1, 2018, at Vancouver's airport at the request of the United States, which is seeking her extradition on fraud charges. Both Meng and Huawei have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. A Canadian judge ruled on Dec 11 that Meng Wanzhou can be released on bail.
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