OTTAWA — Canadian prisoner Michael Kovrig is trying to hold on to a sense of humour as he and fellow countryman Michael Spavor approach one year in solitary confinement in China, says Kovrig’s current boss. Kovrig, a diplomat on leave who was working with the International Crisis Group, and Spavor, an entrepreneur, have been imprisoned in China since Dec. 10, 2018. Their detention is widely viewed as retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Chinese high-tech scion Meng Wanzhou on Dec. 1, 2018. Kovrig and Spavor have been allowed approximately one consular visit per month by Canadian diplomats. Malley said he hopes Kovrig can at least receive a bit better treatment from their Chinese jailers.

Source: National Post December 08, 2019 15:35 UTC