UK drops charges against 2 men accused of spying for China
The Crown Prosecution Service independently dropped charges after determining the evidential standard was not met in the alleged spying case involving two men.
- Prosecutors dropped charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry on Monday, ending espionage allegations in the UK before their trial.
- The men were accused under the Official Secrets Act of sharing information that could aid an adversary during the period from the end of 2021 until early 2023.
- Cash, a 30-year-old former parliamentary researcher linked to senior Conservative lawmakers, and Berry, a 33-year-old academic who taught in China since 2015, denied the allegations.
- The Crown Prosecution Service announced that the evidential threshold for the charges was no longer satisfied and confirmed they would not present any additional evidence, leading to the discontinuation of the prosecution.
- Authorities expressed disappointment the trial would not proceed but affirmed their commitment to national security and using all powers to counter malign activity.
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UK Prosecutors Drop Charges Against 2 Men Accused of Spying for China
Prosecutors have dropped charges against two British men, one of them a former Conservative Party parliamentary researcher, who had been accused of spying for China. Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, appeared during a short hearing at the Central Criminal Court in London—better known as the Old Bailey—on Sept. 15. The pair were due to go on trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London next month, but prosecutor Tom Little told the hear…
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