CANADIAN OFFICIALS MEET WITH DETAINEE MICHAEL SPAVOR
Jan 08, 2019
By Bob Komsic
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Canadian officials have visited with detained entrepreneur Michael Spavor, their second meeting since he was arrested in China last month for allegedly endangering national security.
(Associated Press)
Global Affairs Canada is only saying diplomats are providing services to Spavor and his family and will seek further access to him.
Global Affairs says it’s also trying to arrange another meeting with Michael Kovrig, a diplomat on leave from the department, who was also picked up on national security grounds.
He’s met with Canadian diplomats just once.
The pair were taken into custody last month by the Chinese just days after authorities in Vancouver arrested Meng Wanzhou of Huawei Technologies, who’s wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges.
She was granted bail and is awaiting court proceedings on her extradition.