Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is dismissing the idea that formerly imprisoned Canadian Michael Kovrig was involved in espionage after a recent report alleged the nature of his work in China led to the detention of fellow citizen Michael Spavor.
On Saturday, the Globe and Mail reported that Spavor, who along with Kovrig was jailed in China for nearly three years, is seeking a multimillion-dollar settlement from Ottawa.
Citing two unnamed sources, the Globe reports that Spavor alleges he was detained because he "unwittingly" provided intelligence on North Korea to Canada.
The sources told the Globe that Spavor's lawyer, John K. Phillips, alleges his client was arrested by China because of information he shared with Kovrig, which was later passed on to the Canadian government and its Five Eyes partners, without Spavor's knowledge, as part of Kovrig's diplomatic duties with the Foreign Affairs department's Global Security Reporting Program.
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