Former Canadian diplomat detained in China, says Justin Trudeau

Ottawa:

A Canadian, presumably a former diplomat, was arrested in China , raising concern in Ottawa and Washington "We are aware of the situation of a Canadian detainee in China and we have been in direct contact with the Chinese," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters. Ottawa was taking his arrest "very seriously".

The International Crisis Group reported having reports of the detention of its employee, Michael Kovrig, Chinese language expert and Canadian diplomat in Beijing, Hong Kong and the United Nations.

"We are doing everything we can to get more information about Michael's whereabouts and his quick and safe release," the think tank said in a statement.

The United States reacted quickly, c We call on China to end all forms of arbitrary detentions and to respect the protection and liberty of all persons as part of its international human rights obligations human and consular, "the deputy spokesman of the state department Robert Palladino told reporters."

There is no official official word from China but the detention comes after the arrest by Canada of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of telecommunications giant Huawei, following an extradition request from the United States.

Meng, who was suspended while he was changing aircraft in Vancouver, is suspected of violating US sanctions imposed on Iran.

On Tuesday morning, China warned that it would not tolerate any "intimidation" of its citizens abroad and called for the release of Meng.

A Judge in Vancouver

Ralph Goodale, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, stated that Ottawa was "deeply concerned" by one of its citizens, adding that he had expressed in Beijing "the seriousness with which Canadians see this".

"We are obviously concerned about the situation in which a Canadian is put in a situation that endangers or endangers him when he told reporters that" his cause was obvious or obvious ", a- he said to the press.

He added "no explicit indication" that the detention of Kovrig was related to the arrest of Meng.

Kovrig was put at work last year for the ICG, which has is known for its research on peaceful solutions to global conflicts.

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