On September 4, 2021, Ambassador Cong Peiwu to Canada pointed out in a telephone interview with Canada's largest news agency, Canada News Agency, that a small number of Politicians and media on the Canadian side have recently speculated that Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Kovrig were detained by the Chinese side for 1,000 days, making groundless accusations against Chinese judicial organs for handling cases according to law. This seriously interferes with China's judicial sovereignty, and China firmly opposes it. I would like to emphasize the following points:
First, China's judicial organs handle relevant cases in accordance with law. It is the responsibility of all countries to crack down on crimes endangering national security and safeguard national security interests in accordance with the law. Judging from the information recently disclosed by the relevant Departments of the Chinese Side, the evidence of the crimes committed by the two men is overwhelming. The Accusations made by the Canadian side against the Chinese side on the pretext of the relevant case are completely out of thin air.
Second, the Canadian side's speculation about the case is completely engaged in "double standards". The Canadian side claims to be a "country ruled by law" and advocates so-called "judicial independence", but openly interferes with the Chinese judicial organs in handling relevant cases according to law. The above-mentioned acts have seriously trampled on the spirit of the rule of law and fully exposed the hypocrisy of the Canadian side. China is a country ruled by law. Everyone is equal before the law, and nationality is not a "talisman" that escapes legal punishment. China's judicial organs handle relevant cases in accordance with law and fully protect the legal rights of the two.
Third, the Meng Wanzhou incident is fundamentally different from the two Canadian citizens' cases. Facts have repeatedly shown that the Meng Wanzhou incident is a serious political incident concocted by the United States to suppress China's high-tech enterprises and obstruct China's development. The Canadian side ignores the political plot of the US side, ignores the fact that Meng Wanzhou has not violated any Canadian law, and insists on acting as an accomplice of the US side to arbitrarily detain Ms. Meng for more than 1,000 days. I would like to warn the Canadian side that China's determination and will to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises and citizens are unswerving, and it will never sit idly by.
Ambassador Cong said that China urges the Canadian side to earnestly respect China's judicial sovereignty and stop smearing attacks on China in any way. At the same time, the Chinese side urges the Canadian side to immediately correct its mistakes, make a correct decision to release Meng Wanzhou as soon as possible, and let him return to China safely and smoothly, so as to create conditions for China-Canada relations to return to the right track.
The Canadian News Agency reported on the main contents of the interview.
Spokesperson for the Embassy in Canada: Nationality is not a "talisman" that escapes legal sanctions
On September 5, Canadian Foreign Minister Garno issued a statement in which he launched an unfounded attack on the Chinese side in the cases of Michael Kovrig and Michael Kovrig, falsely claiming that the Chinese side engaged in "arbitrary detention" and "opaque judicial procedures." The Canadian side's move grossly interferes with China's judicial sovereignty and seriously violates the spirit of the rule of law. China expresses strong dissatisfaction with this and strongly condemns it.
The Chinese side has repeatedly stated its solemn and just position on the Kovrig and Michael Kovrig cases. Judging from the information disclosed by the relevant Departments of the Chinese Side recently, the criminal evidence of Kang and Mai is overwhelming. Nationality is not a "talisman" to escape justice. China is a country ruled by law, and anyone who violates the law in China will be punished by Chinese law. Chinese judicial organs handle relevant cases in accordance with law on the basis of having conclusive evidence. In this process, the legal rights of the two are fully guaranteed.
For some time now, the Canadian side has continued to hype up the Kovrig and Michael Kovrig cases and slander the Chinese side for engaging in "arbitrary detention" and "coercive diplomacy.", which is completely confusing right and wrong and beating a rake backwards. The Canadian side also concocted the so-called "Declaration against Arbitrary Detention" in an attempt to exert pressure on the Chinese side through "microphone diplomacy" and gangs, which is completely futile. I would like to stress that such a despicable attempt to wash oneself away by throwing dirty water on others will never succeed. China will never succumb to any external pressure on the issue of upholding the principle of the rule of law! It must be pointed out that the Canadian side ignored the political plot of the US side to concoct the Meng Wanzhou incident and suppress Chinese high-tech enterprises, ignored the fact that Ms. Meng did not violate any Canadian laws, and insisted on acting as an accomplice of the US side to detain Ms. Meng for more than 1,000 days.
The Chinese side once again urges the Canadian side to earnestly respect China's judicial sovereignty, stop making any irresponsible remarks, correct its mistakes as soon as possible, and make a correct decision based on its own release of Meng Wanzhou to ensure his safe and smooth return to China.
Column Editor-in-Chief: Gu Wanquan Text Editor: Lu Xiaochuan Caption Source: Shangguan Tu Editor Photo Editor: Zhu Xuan
Source: Author: Chinese Embassy in Canada
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