China charges 2 Canadians with spying, 18 months after arrest

A third Canadian is facing execution in China. FMTNews

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been charged by China with spying.

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate said Friday it has begun the prosecution of ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, who were “suspected of foreign espionage” and “providing state secrets”. Diplomatic relations between Canada and China have hit rock bottom over the arrests, damaging trade between the countries.China has also blocked billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian agricultural exports.

Monthly consular visits for Kovrig and Spavor had been suspended since the coronavirus outbreak started in China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in April, amid concerns over their well-being. Chinese human rights lawyer Li Fangping told AFP the pair could expect their trial to be held in secret, with an official lawyer appointed.He lamented in May that China “doesn’t seem to understand” the meaning of an independent judiciary.

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