Kovrig, Spavor Scheduled to Stand Trial in China in Coming Days
Former Chinese senior judge concerned about the fate of the two Canadians
Canada’s embassy in Beijing has been notified that court hearings for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been scheduled for March 19 and 22 respectively, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement on March 17.
Garneau said that Canadian officials are “seeking continued consular access” to the two Canadians and that no further information can be provided due to privacy concerns.
Li Jianfeng, a former judge in China who now lives in Vancouver, says he is concerned about the upcoming trials of Kovrig and Spavor given the past conduct of the Chinese communist regime.
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image captionNine Ukrainian crew members were killed, along with 167 passengers
Ukraine has rejected the Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran s final report on the downing of a Ukrainian jet as a cynical attempt to conceal the truth.
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was hit by two missiles after taking off from Tehran on 8 January 2020. All 176 people on board died.
The CAOI s report blames errors by an air defence unit for the tragedy.
It says an operator misidentified the plane as hostile and fired the missiles without authorisation from a commander.
In a video posted on Facebook following the report s publication, Ukraine s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the Iranian investigation biased , the evidence presented selective , and the conclusions deceptive .
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Earlier this week, Canada hosted the virtual launch of an international human rights campaign against the arbitrary arrest and detention of innocent foreign…
Earlier this week, Canada hosted the virtual launch of an international human rights campaign against the arbitrary arrest and detention of innocent foreign…