A trial related to former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig began behind closed doors in Beijing today (March 22). Sources said that 28 diplomats from some 26 countries went to the court but were denied access to the courtroom.
On March 22, Radio Free Asia reported that the trial of Kang Mingkai, who has been charged with espionage by the Chinese Communist Party, began today at the Beijing Second Intermediate Court. Twenty-eight diplomats from 26 countries arrived at the court that morning and asked to sit in on the trial, but were denied access to the courtroom. Court staff said the case involved state secrets and the trial was closed to the public.
Speaking outside the courthouse, Deputy Ambassador Ni Jemin said he was denied access to the trial of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor last Friday (March 19) and now to the trial of Kang Mingkai, who is being tried by the Chinese Communist Party without transparency. The trial of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig began behind closed doors in Beijing today (March 22). Diplomats from several countries were denied access to the courtroom. The trial of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig began behind closed doors in Beijing today (March 22). Diplomats from several countries were denied access to the courtroom.
On March 22, Reuters reported that Kovrig’s wife, Vina Nadjibulla, said that both Kovrig and Spavor were innocent and were implicated in the political controversy, and that the Chinese Communist Party was unjustly holding them in custody.
It is reported that Spavor and Kang Mingkai have been detained by the Chinese Communist Party since the end of 2018. Last Friday (March 19), Spavor’s trial began in secret at the Dandong City Court in Liaoning Province, and the verdict will be announced at a later date. 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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