Security officers stand in formation near a court building in Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Friday, March 19, 2021. China was expected to open the first trial Friday for Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians who have been held for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive.
Jim Nickel, the Canadian Embassy’s deputy chief of mission, said he was told by Spavor’s lawyer that the hearing ended at noon Friday after two hours. No verdict has been announced. Nickel declined to give other details, citing rules on protecting Spavor’s privacy. The entrance to the courthouse was roped off with police tape and journalists were kept outside, although not detained or told to leave, as often occurs during sensitive legal cases. Police cars and vans with lights flashing passed through the gate to the the court complex, located beside the Yalu River that divides China from North Korea.
Spavor and Kovrig were detained in December 2018, days after Meng was arrested at the request of the U.S. at the airport in Vancouver, British Columbia. The U.S. is seeking her extradition to face fraud charges related to the telecom giant’s dealings with Iran, which is under American financial sanctions.
Prosecutors have not released details of the charges and national security cases are routinely held behind closed doors. The state-owned Global Times newspaper said Kovrig was accused of having used an ordinary passport and business visa to enter China to steal sensitive information and intelligence through contacts in China since 2017, while Spavor was accused of being a key source of intelligence for Kovrig.
Paisana said Meng was never told during questioning that she faced an arrest warrant in the U.S. and would have immediately asked for a lawyer if so informed. British Columbia Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes suggested border officers would have questioned Meng more rigorously if their exam was actually a covert criminal investigation, as her lawyers said.China has demanded Meng’s immediate and unconditional release, saying the U.S.
If you break the rules, but detaining a Chinese woman for nearly 2 years, for no particular reason, except that she traded with Iran, since she has no problem with iran-only you do-Then don’t be surprised if others start breaking the rules as well, i.e. inaccessibility in court
Chinas a communists country..they do not care about your opinions unless it interferes with their own business
Why can Canada detain legal citizens of other countries without reason? And China only punishes those criminals with justification and evidence. You are only selective targeting.
And they say one of them will be executed, hahaha, let's see. Cheers 🍹
China hates the free world
RELEASE MENG WANZHOU
A Canadian spy........why would it even be a thing?
There is no problem that Canadians are arrested by China for spying. On the contrary, Meng was arrested for not violating Canadian law because America demanded it. So Canada is a sovereign state? Or just a dog for America?
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Breaking News!!! United States Government orders all women to cover themselves up. Who will fight this? Stay tuned...
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Looking forward to some semblance of closure on this. I wish we didn’t let Huawei get between us as nations. There are so many great Canadians from China. Here’s hoping for a more united future. 🙏
恶人先告状，加狗司法独立就是个笑话！😂😂😂
democracy
Why bother having a trial ? The Chinese government is just like killer Putin .
This “should” mean War, but yet our Canadian Government will sit by and watch these men die. JustinTrudeau - Now’s the time for action!
Swap. 1 Chinese businessman for 2 Canadian citizens who probably aren’t even spies& instead got caught up somehow with the corrupt, shady, untrustworthy Chinese govt. Here in America, we have our problems,but at least we’re not China. What a nightmare to be in Chinese custody.
The West takes hostages, and so does the Chinese. I wonder why is anyone here whining about? Do people expect the West to take their people hostage without retaliation?
China has a long history of carnage against their people from surrounding nations. I pray that what has driven them to this form of modern day government will shift to one day be for nurturing their citizens, healing for the positive good of this world. Amen.
The one Michael just casually has a North Korean tourism business (that Rodman used), definitely not a spy.
And we also arrested some Chinese. lol
cool, when do we start bombing?
照片拍摄手法真是好棒，🤮
two for one
Of course we know the verdict... it was always guilty.
These guys I feel sorry for, the cards are against them big time.
And MengWanzhou gets her rights fully respected in a democratic country living in a luxurious home she owns.
That's what Canada gets for getting involved in the trade war between the U.S. and China.
what 'insidious' China! ahahahahaaaa! have you forgotten how the United States denied consular access to Butina?
Fake trials don't have proceedings, just guilty verdicts. Canada should swap.
The Peoples Republic of China, a country that takes hostages.
孟不也是闭门吗？
Hostage. 'held hostage.' You forgot a word. They are kidnapped hostages.
Do you think this is what people really need right now?
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