Three years after his release from captivity in China, Michael Kovrig recounted in his first public interview the torment he endured from the communist regime.
Speaking to CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault, the former Canadian diplomat disclosed how he was forcibly pulled away from his partner, who was 6-months pregnant. He was then blindfolded, taken to a cell, and subjected to various forms of physical and psychological torment.
“It was … absolutely the most gruelling, painful thing I’ve ever been through,” he said. “It’s a combination of solitary confinement, total isolation, and relentless interrogation for six to nine hours every day.”…