Police vehicles exit the Intermediate People's Court where Michael Spavor, a Canadian detained by China in December 2018 on suspicion of espionage, stood trial, in Dandong, Liaoning province, China March 19, 2021. - Reuters
DANDONG (Reuters): The trial of Canadian citizen Michael Spavor, detained by China since late 2018 on suspicion of espionage, ended on Friday (March 19) after closed-court hearing of around two hours, in a case embroiled in a wider diplomatic spat between Washington and Beijing.
Spavor and his lawyer appeared for the hearing and the court will later set a date to issue a verdict, the Dandong Intermediate People's Court said in a statement on its website.
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