Posted 12/26/2023, 11:45:33 AM
Canada Offers Millions in Settlement Over Detentions in China
- Ottawa willing to provide multimillion-dollar settlements to Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig for their imprisonment in China; amounts could reach around $3 million each
- Spavor seeking $10.5 million, alleging negligence by Canada's Global Security Reporting Program, which Kovrig worked for
- Report released criticizing operations and lack of protocols for Global Security Reporting Program
- Spavor claims he was arrested for providing information to Kovrig that was shared with intelligence services
- Both men endured harsh conditions in Chinese prisons, including solitary confinement and interrogation sessions