(Reuters, Ottawa, 26th) Two Canadian men, Spavor and Kovrig, were involved in the Meng Wanzhou case and have been detained in China for almost three years. It is now rumored that the Canadian government is willing to pay about CAD 3 million (about NT$70 million). ) in order to reconcile the two.
The Globe and Mail reported that federal lawyers are discussing compensation with businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig and hope to reach a settlement early next year. The report also said the Canadian government is worried that Spaefer could file a lawsuit, which could bring the government’s security reporting project into the spotlight.
According to reports, the Canadian government has expressed its willingness to provide approximately 3 million Canadian dollars to each of the two men However, Spavor’s lawyer accused the government of gross negligence in handling China’s security reporting business and asked for compensation of 10.5 million Canadian dollars (about NT$250 million. Yuan).
The Globe and Mail reported that the government does not intend to give Spavor 10.5 million Canadian dollars, but will provide the same amount to him and Michael Kovrig.
Spavor and Kovrig were detained in China shortly after Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. on a US arrest warrant in 2018.
China detained both Canadians for more than 1,000 days, a move that became a central issue in the dispute between the United States and Canada. On the day Spavor and Kovrig were released in 2021, the US Department of Justice simultaneously dropped its request to extradite Meng Wanzhou and allow her to return to China.
Canada and the United States accuse China of illegally and arbitrarily detaining both Canadians, which Beijing denies. Central News Agency (translation)
Canada rumored to pay $70 million to settle two men linked to Meng Wanzhou case
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