Secret Trials in China for Spavor and Kovrig Are ‘Disappointing,’ Trudeau Says

Michael Spavor tried in Chinese court, no verdict announced

Foreign diplomats gather near a court building in Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, March 19, 2021. China was expected to open the first trial Friday for Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians who have been held for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. Ken Moritsugu/AP Photo

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the trials being held “without transparency” for the two Canadians who have been detained in China for two years are “disappointing.”

Michael Spavor was tried in court Friday but no verdict was announced. Michael Kovrig’s trial is scheduled for Monday.