Chinese prosecutors have formally laid charges against Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians who have been detained for well over a year, on allegations of espionage.Statements posted by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate on Friday say Kovrig is charged with spying on state secrets and intelligence for other countries abroad.
Spavor is charged with spying on national secrets and providing those secrets outside China.Both statements said the charges were reached after “legal review.” The charges lay the path for Kovrig and Spavor to face a formal trial.