Beijing: The Chinese court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Canadian who was sentenced in drug cases increased to death while Beijing tried to suppress Canada to release the technology giant executive detained by Huawei.
Robert Schellenberg was sentenced to in prison in November 2018 after being convicted of drug smuggling.
He was suddenly cured to death in January 2019 after the arrest of financial officers Huawei Technologies Ltd.
in Vancouver.
Meng Wanzhou was detained on US charges related to the possibility of transactions with Iran.
A higher public court of Liaoning Province rejected the appeal of Schellenberg and said the court procedure was legal and his penalties appropriate.
It sent the case to the Chinese Supreme Court to be reviewed, as required by law before the sentence of death can be done.
The Chinese government also arrested former Canadian diplomats, Michael Kovrig, and a Canadian entrepreneur, Spacor Michael, on spy accusations that were not determined in a real effort to release Meng.
Two other Canadians, Fan Wei and Xu Weihong, were also sentenced to death on charges of drugs in 2019 because the relationship between Beijing and Ottawa deteriorated.
The United States wants the executive of Huawei, Meng, who is the Putri Founder of the Company, is extradited to face the charges he lies to banks in Hong Kong in connection with dealing with Iran that can violate trade sanctions.
A Canadian judge will hear the final argument about whether Meng must be extradited.
China has also reduced import from Canada.