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Michael Kovrig: detention by China amounted to psychological torture, Canadian says



Former diplomat Michael Kovrig, who was taken into custody in December 2018, says he spent months in solitary confinement and was interrogated dailyA former Canadian diplomat detained by China for more than 1,000 days said he was placed in solitary confinement for months and interrogated for up to nine hours every day, treatment he said amounted to psychological torture.Michael Kovrig, speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp in his first major interview since his release, also said he had missed the birth of his daughter and met her for the first time when she was two-and-a half years old. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/24/michael-kovrig-canadian-china-detention-torture

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Publish date : 2024-09-24 01:23:58

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