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News Chinese court sentences DPRK consultant Michael Spavor to 11 years in prisonOttawa condemned the ruling against the Canadian citizen for its lack of 'fairness and transparency'
 A Chinese court sentenced Michael Spavor, a Canadian citizen and consultant on North Korean business issues, to 11 years in prison for spying, a charge that critics say is linked to a Beijing campaign to pressure Ottawa over its 2018 arrest of a Chinese business executive. According to the ruling released on China’s Dandong Intermediate Court website, Spavor faces 11 years of imprisonment with deportation and a fine of RMB 50,000 (approximately $7,700). Spavor will have a chance to appeal the sentence, according to Canadian Ambassador to China Dominic Barton, who met him after the decision. “We condemn in the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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