A British court sentences two men connected to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London for spying on Hong Kong dissidents for China. The convictions are described as the first of their kind under the UK’s National Security Act. Peter Wai, a former UK Border Force officer, is sentenced to 10 years in prison after the court hears he carried out “shadow policing” operations targeting Chinese dissidents in the UK. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, an office manager at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, receives an eight-year sentence for assisting a foreign intelligence service. Reporting also describes him as the handler in the case. Other details across outlets state the pair operated on British soil and were involved in surveillance of dissidents, including people based in or connected to the UK. Following the rulings, the Chinese embassy in the UK condemns the jailing and calls on the British government to end what it characterizes as slander and suppression. The UK court proceedings take place at the Old Bailey in London.
UK sentences two men over spying linked to Hong Kong trade office for China
A British court sentences two men connected to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London for spying on Hong Kong dissidents for China. The convictions are described as the first of their kind...
- A UK court convicts two men for spying for China on behalf of Hong Kong dissidents in the UK.
- Peter Wai, a former UK Border Force officer, is sentenced to 10 years.
- Bill Yuen Chung-biu, an office manager linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, is sentenced to eight years.
- Multiple outlets describe the case as the first convictions in British criminal history under the National Security Act.
- The Chinese embassy in the UK criticizes the verdict and calls on Britain to stop actions it characterizes as suppression.
The Chinese embassy in the UK has called on the British government to “stop its acts of slander and suppression” after a court jailed two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London for up to 10 years for spying on activists. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, an office manager at the office, was sentenced on Thursday to eight years behind bars for assisting a foreign intelligence service, while co-defendant Peter Wai Chi-leung, a security firm operator and former part-time UK Border Force...
2 months agoA British court on Thursday jailed two dual Chinese-British nationals after they were convicted of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in the UK on behalf of China. Former UK Border Force official Peter Wai, 40, was jailed for 10 years and retired Hong Kong policeman Bill Yuen, 65, was given an eight-year term for conducting […]
2 months agoPeter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years at Old Bailey in first convictions under National Security ActA UK Border Force officer and a Hong Kong trade official based in London have been jailed for spying for China in what is the first such conviction in British criminal history.Peter Wai, who conducted “shadow policing” operations on Chinese dissidents in the UK, was sentenced to 10 years while his handler, Bill Yuen, received an eight-year term. Continue reading...
2 months agoUK Border Force officer Peter Wai and retired Hong Kong police officer Bill Yuen spied on Chinese dissidents in the UK and senior MPs who supported them.
2 months agoUK Border Force officer Peter Wai and retired Hong Kong police officer Bill Yuen spied on Chinese dissidents in the UK and senior MPs who supported them.
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