The resolution of the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou raises questions about the legal fate of Canadian Robert Schellenberg, who many believe was sentenced to death in China as retaliation for the Huawei executive’s arrest.
Schellenberg was sentenced in Nov. 2018 to a 15-year prison term in China over allegations of drug smuggling. But in 2019, about a month after Meng was detained at Vancouver International Airport on a warrant from the U.S., Schellenberg was retried and sentenced to death.
Now, with Meng’s extradition ordeal resolved and her return to China, some observers suggest Schellenberg could see his death sentence commuted, but others express concern it may have little bearing on his case
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