former canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been detained in China. This was stated by several international news agencies.
Kovrig have reportedly been detained in connection with one of his many visits in the chinese capital, Beijing.
It informs the source according to the AP on condition of anonymity. An official from the canadian government has supposedly confirmed this information, writes news agency Reuters.
Michael Kovrig was one of prime minister Justin Trudeau political support, as Trudeau in 2016, visited Beijing.
the Relationship between Canada and China are strained in these days.
the Reason is that the canadian authorities recently arrested Huaweis chinese, cfo of the airport in the canadian city of Vancouver.
China has threatened that his arrest would lead to consequences. However, it is yet unknown whether the two incidents are linked.
Roland Paris, who is one of Trudeaus former advisors, writes on Twitter that chinese revenge will be “unacceptable” and “pointless”.
– It is not going to have any impact on the legal time in Canada. It should Beijing know from past experience, he writes.
The International Crisis group, where Kovrig’s senior adviser, announced earlier Tuesday that it was aware that the group’s northeast asian senior adviser had been detained.
the Group stated, moreover, that Kovrig since February of 2017, has been employed full-time as an expert in the group. Kovrig has previously served as a diplomat in Beijing, Hong kong and in the united nations.
huawei’s chief financial officer, 46-year-old Meng Wanzhou, was at the request of the UNITED states arrested 1. december in the airport in Vancouver. Here she had to change planes to get to Mexico.
the UNITED states requires her extradition for possible prosecution.
She is the daughter of the founder of Huawei. The company is the world’s largest supplier of network equipment for telecommunications and the world’s second-largest manufacturer of smartphones.
U.s. authorities suspect her and Huawei to have violated US sanctions against Iran.
It remains to be seen whether the canadian authorities will only release her on bail. A court hearing on Monday by a court in Vancouver ended without the judge made a decision.
the Hearing resumes Tuesday evening Danish time.