He was sentenced to 11 years, ordered to be deported from China

Canadian citizen Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday after being convicted of spying on China’s national secrets. He was ordered to be deported from China.   

A court in Dandong, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, announced the verdict on Wednesday. Spavor was also ordered to have his personal property of 50,000 yuan ($7,715) confiscated. 

The case was heard in a closed-door court on March 19 as it concerned national secrets and the verdict was said to be announced at a chosen time in accordance with the law.

A court in Beijing opened the trial of a former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig over espionage charges on March 22.  

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were prosecuted by the Prosecutor General's Office in China for suspected crimes undermining China's national security in June 2020. 

Kovrig was accused of using an ordinary passport and business visa to enter China to steal sensitive information and intelligence through contacts in China since 2017, while Spavor was accused of being a key source of intelligence for Kovrig.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokespersons and China's judicial authorities have frequently released information concerning both cases. 

Source:globaltimes

Editor: Crystal H

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