Judge concerned over time it's taking to hear Meng Wanzhou's extradition case

The BC Supreme Court judge in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case says she's concerned by the length of the proceedings.

During a case management conference today, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said the proposed schedules from Crown prosecutors and Meng's counsel would see the case wrap up next spring.

Holmes said the court could move faster.

The United States is seeking to extradite Meng, Huawei's chief financial officer, on fraud charges based on allegations she violated US sanctions against Iran, which she and the company deny.

Holmes ruled last month that Meng's alleged offences would constitute a crime in Canada and the case should proceed to the next round of legal arguments, including whether Meng's arrest at the Vancouver airport in 2018 was unlawful.

The case was adjourned until June 23rd to give the Crown and defence time to discuss the scheduling of those arguments.