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---# Justice Minister Lametti

**URL:** [https://justice.gc.ca/eng/abt-apd/min.html](https://justice.gc.ca/eng/abt-apd/min.html)

Justice Minister Lametti Just six days after Meng’s arrest, Trump made it clear that her arrest was a political kidnapping and that she had become a bargaining chip. Indicating he would intervene in U.S. efforts to extradite Meng Wanzhou if it helped him win a trade deal with China, he said, “If I think it’s good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made, which is a very important thing -- what’s good for national security -- I would certainly intervene, if I thought it was necessary.” That statement, in itself, should have prompted Justice Minister Lametti to to reject the US extradition request because Section 46 (1c) of the Extradition Act clearly states, "The Minister shall refuse to make a surrender order if the Minister is satisfied that... the conduct in respect of which extradition is sought is a political offence or an offence of a political character." Instead, Lametti approved Trump’s request. Wikipedia | Justice Minister Lametti


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