# Can someone help me understand why Meng Wanzhou was arrested? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 12, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012 "2018-12-12T19:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012/41 "2021-03-15T15:12:56Z")
And the BC Judge has rejected attempt by Meng’s counsel to expand the evidential scope. She held that the evidence they wanted to admit was more a matter for trial than for extradition. It’s not her job as extradition judge to assess credibility of potential witnesses, since that is the trial function. > **[B.C. judge says evidence in Meng case fit for trial, not extradition effort](https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/b-c-judge-says-evidence-in-meng-case-fit-for-trial-not-extradition-effort-1.5346296)** > > A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a bid by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to admit additional sworn testimonies from employees of the telecom giant as evidence in her extradition case. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012/42 "2021-03-15T19:01:49Z")
This whole situation sucks, as China is holding two Canadian citizens, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, in retaliation, and has been for over two years now. I worked with Kovrig back in Budapest. Stand up guy who doesn’t deserve his detention (not does Spavor). Every month or so I check in to see if there’s been any movement on his case. The two Michael’s are still stuck there in not the greatest of conditions. Sucks. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012/43 "2021-03-18T17:21:30Z")
Unfortunately, the plight of the Michaels is moving into the trial phase in the next few days, after two years of detention: > **[Canadians held in China on spying charges face trial within days](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56438005?fbclid=IwAR26M7fdLkebOZUm7FBPYdJrD1ndbqZmb3GTOCp2UKRlOcresyoJS39Xd7M)** > > Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were arrested two years ago in a row that soured China-Canada ties. ---
**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012/44 "2021-03-18T18:55:00Z")
So what’s worse? Giving in, so that despots know that “legal kidnapping” is an effective means to pressure western governments? Or not giving in and having your citizens railroaded by vengeful governments? Just because the situation is questionable (but technically legal) for Meng in this situation, what stops any government in future from facing a similar choice? It’s the whole “do we pay ransom?” or “do we negotiate with terrorists?” argument all over again. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012/45 "2021-03-18T19:01:02Z")
It just sucks they had to be pulled into this shit. I mean I don’t really expect any other response. It just sucks all around. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012/46 "2021-07-02T00:22:37Z")
It keeps going, and going… > **[Meng Wanzhou's lawyers say bank documents prove case against Huawei exec...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/meng-wanzhou-hsbc-document-extradition-1.6085278)** > > Meng Wanzhou's lawyers claim internal HSBC documents prove the United States provided Canada a false narrative to justify the Huawei's executive's arrest for extradition. > **[Crown claims HSBC documents fail to undermine claim Meng Wanzhou lied to bank...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/meng-wanzhou-evidence-crown-1.6086670)** > > A lawyer for Canada's attorney general said Wednesday that supposedly explosive documents from HSBC prove only that senior people at the bank should have known key facts undercutting U.S. allegations against Meng Wanzhou — not that they actually did. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-understand-why-meng-wanzhou-was-arrested/826012.md?page=2)