Chinese officials detain Canadian couple
- 10 years ago
Canadian citizen Peter Garatt peers into the window of his parents shuttered coffee shop in Dandong City, China.
His parents Kevin and Julia Garratt are under investigation by Chinese authorities for espionage.
Peter says he's confident the investigation will reveal his parents innocence.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SON OF DETAINED CANADIAN CITIZENS AND OWNERS OF PETER'S COFFEE HOUSE, PETER GARRATT, SAYING:
"Honestly I don't know what to think because it seems so like surreal and kind of crazy, like where did this come from? I know the Chinese government, I guess they want to do everything to protect their people and so they started this investigation, but right now all it is is an investigation. As far as I know there's no evidence or anything that even points towards that, so where this investigation came from or how it came about I have no idea."
Canadian media say the couple, seen here with their children, had been living in China since 1984. They opened the
His parents Kevin and Julia Garratt are under investigation by Chinese authorities for espionage.
Peter says he's confident the investigation will reveal his parents innocence.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SON OF DETAINED CANADIAN CITIZENS AND OWNERS OF PETER'S COFFEE HOUSE, PETER GARRATT, SAYING:
"Honestly I don't know what to think because it seems so like surreal and kind of crazy, like where did this come from? I know the Chinese government, I guess they want to do everything to protect their people and so they started this investigation, but right now all it is is an investigation. As far as I know there's no evidence or anything that even points towards that, so where this investigation came from or how it came about I have no idea."
Canadian media say the couple, seen here with their children, had been living in China since 1984. They opened the