Washington: United States on Wednesday condemned Beijing’s punishment from Canadian Citizen Michael Spavor, and called for direct and unconditional releases from all those detained in China.
“We are standing with the international community in calling for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to release, immediately and unconditionally, Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.
We continue to condemn this arbitrary detention and sentences imposed on the intersection in August.
10, “The US Secretary said Anthony Blinken in a statement.
On Wednesday, Spacor Michael Canada, detained by China in 2018 was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court in Liaoning Province on charges of espionage.
Blinken said that Persimpan and Kovrig had not received minimal procedural protection during their arbitrary detention of more than two and a half years, and the US stood with more than 60 countries, which supported the recent declaration against arbitrary detention in circumstances.
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The US Secretary also stated that he had caused several cases with Chinese officials from us and Canadians submitted to arbitrary detention and prohibitions out in China.
“In my discussion with RRC officials, I have raised several cases of US citizens and Canada subject to arbitrary detention and prohibitions out in China, and I strongly support direct and unconditional releases from all those detained by the People’s People’s Republic of China.
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Arbitrary practice Individual detention To use leverage of foreign governments is completely unacceptable.
People should not be used as bargaining chips, “said the statement.
The United States also remains problematic with a lack of transparency around this legal process and joins Canada in calling for full consular access to Persimpan and Kovrig, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Chinese-Canadian Consular Agreement.
We called the RRC authorities to provide Canadian officials and other foreign diplomats to attend their process, the statement was added.
China was detained in December 2018, a few days after Huawei’s Finance Head Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver.
Along with the intersection, the other Canadian National Michael Kovrig was detained.
Kovrig also waited for the verdict after his trial, which ended in March.
Meanwhile, Citizens of Canada – Former Kovrig diplomats and entrepreneurs, have been in Chinese detention on espionage charges