Canadian ex-diplomat held in China denied access to lawyers: ICG 21 SHARES Share it! Michael Kovrig “has not been allowed access to his lawyers. Kovrig was arrested on December 10, the same day that Chinese authorities detained another Canadian national, Michael Spavor. That is very worrying to us.”Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum, was able to meet Kovrig last Friday, officials in Ottawa said. A third Canadian citizen, identified as Sarah McIver, was arrested this week and accused of visa violations, the Chinese foreign ministry said.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 21, 2018 17:15 UTC