In China has been taken, a canadian Ex-Diplomat. Whether there is a connection to the in Canada detained Huawei Manager Meng, is unclear. China had been threatened with serious consequences.
Shortly before the hearing in Canada is arrested the financial chief of the Chinese technology giant, Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, in China, a canadian Ex-Diplomat has been arrested. It is Michael Kovrig, who has represented his country in Beijing, Hong Kong and at the UN in New York. The canadian security Minister, Ralph Goodale, was deeply concerned about the incident. No reasons for the arrest were not known.
It is still unclear whether there is a direct connection between the two cases. The former Prime Minister of the canadian province of Ontario, Bob Rae, said on Twitter that the case was clear. It was “oppression and retribution”. China had been threatened with serious consequences, should not be left to the 46-year-old Manager immediately.
China protested
Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on state television that the government had the security of Chinese citizens abroad. If the rights and interests of Chinese would wantonly injured, and not going to China to hold still.
and for Tuesday, a court hearing is scheduled when it comes to the question of whether Meng is intended to be released on bail. Canada had set the Manager on a US Operate. Local investigators accuse her of violation of the Iran sanctions.