Wife of Canadian held in China demands release on eve of trial

Michael Kovrig’s wife tells CBC News she hopes Canada, the US and China can reach a diplomatic solution for his release.

The wife of Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadians detained in China for more than two years on accusations of espionage, has renewed calls for the pair’s immediate release on the eve of Kovrig’s trial in a Chinese court. In an interview with CBC News on Sunday, Vina Nadjibulla urged Canada, the United States and China to come to a diplomatic solution that would lead to the release of Kovrig, a former diplomat, and businessman Michael Spavor. “Those with the power to end this unjust, arbitrary detention I believe must do whatever is possible to do so,” Nadjibulla said.