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China Spy Charges Dropped Over UK Failure to Label China a Threat
Prosecutors said no government witness confirmed China was a threat at the time of alleged offences, leading to dropped charges against two men accused of spying for China.
- Charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry for espionage were dropped by British prosecutors weeks before trial due to language on China's status as an 'enemy.'
- The British government faces scrutiny over its handling of national security cases involving China, linking it to a desire to maintain relations with Beijing.
- Concerns over national security have escalated with accusations that Starmer's administration undermined the prosecution to avoid angering China, as officials withdrew a key witness who could have defined China as an enemy.
- Legal experts suggest the failure to label China as an 'enemy' undermined the case, as crucial testimony was withdrawn under political pressure.
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China spy trial collapses after Government refuses to call Beijing a national security threat
Stephen Parkinson (pictured) said the Crown Prosecution Service had tried “over many months” to get the evidence it needed to carry out the prosecution, but it had not been forthcoming from the Labour Government.
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full ArticleU.K. prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn’t call China a threat
The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country’s chief prosecutor said.
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Total News Sources75
Leaning Left15Leaning Right13Center24Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center
46% Center
L 29%
C 46%
R 25%
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