Czech court acquits and releases Chinese man accused of spying, news agency says
The state attorney appealed after the court said Yang Yiming’s conduct was not criminal and ordered his release.
- On Monday, a Prague court acquitted Yang Yiming of espionage and ordered his release, ruling his activity was not criminal, the news agency CTK reported.
- In January, authorities arrested Yang, accusing him of building connections with Czech officials and collecting information potentially harmful to the Czech Republic while working as a journalist.
- Yang denied wrongdoing and was not ordered to remain in the country, yet a state attorney appealed both the acquittal and release order, sending the case to a higher court.
- Previously, Chinese authorities demanded Yang's release while commenting on the June detention of a Czech citizen in China; Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka stated the cases are unrelated.
- Beijing and Prague have sought a more pragmatic relationship since December, warming ties after tensions under the previous Czech administration due to its strong ties with Taiwan.
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Czech court acquits and releases Chinese man accused of spying, news agency says
PRAGUE, Nov 2 (Reuters) - A Prague court ruled on Monday that a Chinese man suspected of espionage in the Czech Republic was not guilty and ordered his release, the news agency CTK reported. The man, who had worked in Prague as a journalist, was arre...
The Prague City Court has discontinued the criminal prosecution of a PRC citizen, Yang Imin, who worked as a correspondent of the Chinese newspaper, in a case of espionage for a foreign Power, wrote CTK. A foreigner has been cleared of charges of unauthorized activities in favour of another State, transferred TASS with reference to CTK. The man was in the Czech Republic as an accredited correspondent of a PRC publication. The law enforcement aut…
The Prague City Court on Monday acquitted a Chinese citizen accused of spying for the Chinese intelligence service. According to the court, the alleged act was not a crime. The verdict is not final. The defendant, Yang Yiming, denies the charges. He defends himself by saying, among other things, that he was carrying out ordinary journalistic activities and that the information he obtained could not have threatened the security of the Czech Repub…
A Prague court has acquitted a Chinese man accused of espionage and ordered his release, the CTK news agency reported. The man, who worked in the Czech Republic as a… Czech Republic: Chinese journalist accused of espionage acquitted - NAVAL NEWS
In the Prague City Court, there was a resonant exoneration of Chinese spy Yan Yamin, who claims that he was only carrying out his journalistic activity. 📰🤔 This case was the first case of espionage in the Czech Republic for the benefit of a foreign state, so the consequences could be significant for international relations. We follow the development of events!
The case was the first of its kind in the Czech Republic. The man faced up to five years in prison, but the court concluded that the act was not a crime.
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