Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou free after reaching deal with US prosecutors


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[Crime & Justice] Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou free after reaching deal with US prosecutors (Update 1: adds Beijing reaction, Meng’s comments, release of Canadians in China) New York/Beijing, Sep 24 (EFE).- The United States dropped its request for the extradition from Canada of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on fraud charges after the parties agreed on a deferred prosecution deal, the US Department of Justice said Friday. Soon after the accord was announced, a Canadian judge signed an order allowing Meng to leave for China after spending nearly three years under house arrest. Meng, now 49, was detained by Canada...