Chinese court convicts Canadian Michael Spavor on charge of espionage
The Hindu
The verdict comes as lawyers in Canada representing the chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei make a final push to convince a court there not to extradite him to the United States
A Chinese court convictedof espionage on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, and sentenced him to 11 years in prison and said he will be deported, but it was not clear when, based on a statement on the court's website. Spavor's sentencing comes as lawyers in Canada representing the chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei make a final push to convince a court there not to extradite him to the United States. The Dandong Intermediate Court said 50,000 yuan of Spavor's personal assets will be confiscated.
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