On March 19, the trial of Michael Spavor, a Canadian citizen, began at the Dandong Intermediate Court in Liaoning Province. Diplomats from Canada, the United States, Australia, and many other countries in China were present to request to sit in on the trial but were refused.
On March 19, the case of Michael Spavor, a Canadian citizen detained by the Chinese Communist Party in 2018, was heard behind closed doors at the Dandong Intermediate Court in Liaoning Province. Diplomats from more than 10 countries, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, were denied access to the courtroom.
Radio Free Asia reported on March 19 that Spavor’s trial on charges of “spying on and illegally providing state secrets to foreign countries” ended before noon on March 19, and the verdict in the case will be announced at a later date.
On March 19, the trial of Canadian citizen Michael Spavor began at the Dandong Intermediate Court in Liaoning Province. Diplomats from Canada, the United States, Australia, and other countries in China were present at the trial but were denied access.
A large number of public security officers were stationed outside the court on that day, and by the Time the trial began at 10 a.m., diplomats from Canada, the United States, Australia, the Netherlands and Denmark were still outside the court, but they were denied access to the courtroom.
On March 19, the trial of Canadian citizen Michael Spavor began at the Dandong Intermediate Court in Liaoning Province. Pictured outside the courtroom are Chinese Communist police.
The Guardian reported on March 19 that Jim Nickel, deputy ambassador of the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, told reporters outside the courtroom that he was disappointed with the Communist Party’s lack of transparency in not allowing spectators.
In response to diplomats from more than 10 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Australia, who came to request to sit in on the trial, Nickel said it was a show of solidarity with Spavor and that he appreciated the international community’s support.
Prior to the trial, Spavor’s Family issued a statement calling on the Chinese Communist Party to unconditionally release Spavor and another Canadian citizen, former diplomat Michael Kovrig, and said Spavor would not do anything against the interests of China or the Chinese people.
Spavor and Kang have been detained by the Chinese Communist Party since late 2018. Kang is due to be tried in Beijing next Monday (March 22). According to Radio Free Asia, it is suspected that they are both “bargaining chips” for the Chinese Communist Party to retaliate against Canada’s house arrest of huawei Vice Chairman Meng Wanzhou.
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