According to a report from Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post on the 26th, a Canadian court ordered the police to destroy a handwritten note with the password of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou’s mobile phone.
The report pointed out that this note has become a controversial piece of evidence in the Meng Wanzhou’s extradition procedure, which has now been terminated. Because there is evidence that Canadian officials violated privacy laws when they obtained this note.
In addition, this order issued by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Canada on October 21 also requires that Meng Wanzhou’s electronic equipment be returned to her lawyers and the electronic copies of its contents be deleted or destroyed.
On December 1, 2018, Meng Wanzhou was "arrested" by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) on the grounds of requesting the United States while passing through Vancouver Airport. After that, the Canadian authorities seized her electronic equipment.
Meng Wanzhou’s mobile phone code was scribbled down on a piece of paper by the country’s border officer, Scott Kirkland, which was officially described as a routine procedure during the extradition process. But then Kirkland gave the note to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. However, in accordance with relevant Canadian laws and regulations, the Canadian Border Services Agency should not pass the information they obtain from immigrants to the police.
In October 2020, Kirkland admitted that he had violated privacy laws and said he made an "embarrassing" and "heartbreaking" error.
On the other hand, Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer stated that the transfer of the password was deliberate and secret, in an attempt to assist the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The court order to return the exhibits signed by the Chief Justice of British Columbia, Heather Holmes, also requires the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to destroy all copies of Meng Wanzhou’s equipment number and not to share it with any other law enforcement agency These numbers.
On September 24, local time, with the unremitting efforts of the Chinese government, Meng Wanzhou left Canada on a chartered plane by the Chinese government and set off for his country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying stated on September 27 that Ms. Meng Wanzhou’s peaceful return to China was the result of the unremitting efforts of the Chinese party and government, and the result of the strong support of the people across the country. "Justice may be late, but it will never be absent. This again fully proves that a strong China under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China will always be the strong backing of every Chinese citizen. The Chinese party and government have a firm will and strong ability. Resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and Chinese enterprises, and resolutely safeguard the interests and dignity of the party and the country. No force can stop China's progress in development." She said.
(Edit: WDQ)