Michael Kovrig: Canadian alleges 'psychological torture' in Chinese jail

Michael Kovrig, whose arrest kicked off a diplomatic spat, says he was held in solitary confinement for months.

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Michael Kovrig says he was placed in solitary confinement for months and subjected to "relentless interrogation" when he was arrested in December 2018 and held for more than 1,000 days.

The Chinese government has rejected his allegations, saying it handled his case lawfully.

Mr Kovrig and fellow Canadian Michael Spavor were detained on spying charges following the arrest of Chinese businesswoman Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver, in a case that Canada called "hostage diplomacy".

The Canadian government had at that time detained Ms Meng, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei, on US fraud charges.

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