OTTAWA—Michael Kovrig, the former Canadian diplomat whose detention in China caused a global uproar, is breaking his silence to make it clear: he was not, and never has been, a spy.
In an exclusive series of interviews with the Star, Kovrig pushed back at a recent media report that alleges fellow detainee, Canadian Michael Spavor, is claiming he was duped by Kovrig into giving up information on North Korea, which Spavor claims is the reason he was arrested.
