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He said he believed that Meng was at increased risk from COVID-19 because she had had surgery for thyroid cancer some years ago and suffers from hypertension.
The presence of the security detail also made it difficult to spend time with Meng outside the home, as the family used to go to grocery stores, coffee shops, shopping malls and playgrounds together, said her husband.
But a Lions Gate official testified that while Meng had largely complied with her bail conditions, the risks his firm tries to guard against have not diminished but rather have increased. The official agreed that the risk was not so much of Meng intentionally breaching her conditions but rather the risk that others would try to extract her from Canada, and other potential risks to her safety.
“I remain of the view that the conditions imposed in my original bail order are the minimum necessary to ensure that Ms. Meng will attend court as required and will not flee the jurisdiction,” said B.C. Supreme Court Justice William Ehrcke. “These conditions are necessary in light of the fact that Ms. Meng is neither a resident, nor a citizen of Canada, has significant financial and other resources at her disposal and is facing serious charges that could ultimately result in her incarceration in the United States if she is convicted.”
The judge noted that while there were times that the employees of Lions Gate did not wear masks, that changed in November when they were directed that wearing masks was mandatory.
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