Consular officials in China meet with detained businessman Michael Spavor
Posted March 26, 2019 1:01 pm.
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OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says detained Canadian businessman Michael Spavor received a visit from consular officials in China today.
The visit comes a day after former diplomat Michael Kovrig was also paid a visit by Canadian officials.
Both men were detained in China on Dec. 10 but have not had access to lawyers nor been formally charged.
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Both have been granted five visits each with consular officials since being detained, but this week’s meetings are the first to take place since an anonymous report in Chinese state media accused them of conspiring to steal Chinese state secrets.
The Canadian government says their detentions are “arbitrary” and is calling for their immediate release.
About a month after they were arrested, Global Affairs warned Canadians travelling to China to do so with a “high degree of caution” because of the arbitrary application of local laws.
