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Foreign diplomats gather outside a Beijing court where the trial is set to begin for Michael Kovrig, the Canadian detained in China on espionage charges more than two years ago. IMAGES
Canadian Ambassador to China Dominic Barton arrives outside the Dandong Detention Centre ahead of a verdict expected in the trial of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor who is detained on spying charges. IMAGES
The Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton hit out at the verdict of 11 years in the trial of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor over spying, and linked it to Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's ongoing hearings in Vancouver. IMAGES
Beijing, Mar 22 (EFE).- The trial of Canadian citizen Michael Kovrig, arrested in China in December 2018 and charged with espionage, began in Beijing on Monday.Outside the court were diplomats from Canada and about a dozen other countries, who were not allowed to attend the closed-door proceedings."We've requested access to Michael Kovrig's hearing repeatedly but that access is being denied," Jim Nickel, charge d'affairs at the Canadian Embassy, told dozens of reporters gathered outside Beijing No. 2 People's Intermediate Court, where the trial is being held. (Camera: JAVIER TRIANA).SHOT LIST: THE ARRIVAL AT THE THE INTERMEDIATE PEOPLE'S COURT, IN BEIJING, OF CANADIAN CITIZEN MICHAEL KOVRIG, CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE IN CHINA.SOUND BITES: CANADIAN EMBASSY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES JIM NICKEL.
Police vehicles believed to be carrying Michael Spavor -- a Canadian detained on espionage charges for more than two years -- leave court in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong. The hearing finished after less than three hours on Friday, according to a Canadian diplomat. FIRST IMAGES
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