US EditionJudge rejects Hydro-Québec's motion to redact information in spying trial
Judge ruled Hydro-Québec failed to prove risk to commercial interests in redaction request during trial of first person charged with economic espionage under Canada's Security of Information Act.
- Quebec court Judge Jean-Philippe Marcoux rejected Hydro-Québec's bid to redact information as the trial of Yuesheng Wang opened Thursday in Longueuil with the Crown presenting its case.
- Yuesheng Wang, 38, is charged under both national security and Criminal Code provisions, facing economic espionage under Canada's Security of Information Act and Criminal Code charges from 2022 and 2024.
- Federal Crown prosecutor Sabrina Delli Fraine said the Crown will display the more than seven-hour RCMP interrogation and call nine witnesses, alleging Wang committed to assisting Chinese entities with battery technologies under the Thousand Talents program.
- Seeking to shield partners, Hydro-Québec asked the judge this week for confidentiality orders to protect sensitive information about its partners and projects, with Judge Marcoux noting `Hydro-Québec is primarily seeking to prevent its partners from being involved in the accused's criminal trial`.
- The trial is expected to last about four weeks and is set to include a U.S. expert witness, while Defence lawyer Gary Martin said he would call only Yuesheng Wang if his motion is denied and plans to seek dismissal after the prosecution rests.
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Trial for Ex–Hydro-Québec Employee Accused of Spying for China Opens After 3-Day Delay
The trial of a former Hydro-Québec employee accused of economic espionage for Beijing began in a Quebec court on Oct. 9, after delays related to the utility’s request to keep certain corporate information confidential. The trial for Yuesheng Wang, 38, a former employee at Hydro-Québec, was scheduled to begin on Oct. 6 but was delayed after the utility raised concerns that evidence presented in open court could reveal sensitive business and clien…
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Alleged Chinese spy trial: Judge starts hearing case against ex-Hydro employee
LONGUEUIL — The long-awaited trial of a former researcher at Quebec's electric utility charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China opened Thursday with the Crown beginning to present its case.
A judge of the Quebec Court rejected Hydro-Québec's request to censor certain information in a preventive manner in the Yuesheng Wang trial.
The trial of an ex-Hydro-Québec employee accused of economic espionage for the benefit of China had a "chaotic" start this week, while the Crown corporation tried unsuccessfully, at the very last minute, to obtain the imposition of "draconian" confidentiality measures to protect its commercial relations.
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