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Michael Kovrig
Former Hostage Calls on Australia to ‘Sharpen Its Tools’ Against Foreign Arbitrary Detention
Michael Kovrig, a Canadian who spent over 1,000 days in arbitrary detetion in Beijing, says Australia needs to do more to ‘deny, deter and punish’ the practice.
Evidence Suggests UK Businessman Was Held in Secret Beijing Facility
Ian Stones, around 70 years old, was ‘almost certainly’ held at the same secret location where Canada’s Michael Kovrig was held, Safeguard Defenders said.
Alleging Kovrig Was Involved in Gathering Intelligence From Spavor Only Perpetuates Beijing’s ‘False Narrative,’ Ottawa Says
The statement comes after a Nov. 18 Globe and Mail article said Mr. Spavor is seeking a multi-million dollar settlement from the federal government.
