Men jailed over work for Chinese intelligence in UK

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1. 1h ago

   Two Men Jailed for Spying for Chinese Intelligence in UK

   Peter Wai and Bill Yuen received prison sentences after being convicted of spying on pro-democracy dissidents. One convict was a British immigration officer. These are the first convictions under the 2023 National Security Act.

   What's confirmed:

   • Two men were jailed for spying on pro-democracy dissidents for China.
   • One of the convicted men worked as a British immigration officer.
   • The case represents the first convictions of this kind.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • A third person charged in the May 2024 investigation was found dead just over a week later.
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2. 3d ago

   UK Jails Two Men for Spying on Hong Kong Dissidents

   Peter Wai and Bill Yuen were convicted of spying on pro-democracy activists in the UK for Chinese intelligence. The case is the first conviction under the 2023 National Security Act. One of the men previously worked as a British immigration officer.

   What's confirmed:

   • Peter Wai and Bill Yuen were convicted of assisting Chinese intelligence to spy on pro-democracy activists in the UK.
   • This case is the first conviction under the 2023 National Security Act.
   • Peter Wai conducted shadow policing operations on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters in the UK.
   • Bill Yuen acted as the handler for Peter Wai.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • One of the convicted men worked as a British immigration officer.
   • One of the convicted men was a former Hong Kong policeman.
   • The convictions followed a trial that exposed a network used to monitor dissidents in the UK.
   confidence 90%
3. 4d ago

   Two Men Jailed for Spying for China in UK

   Peter Wai and Bill Yuen were convicted of assisting Chinese intelligence to spy on pro-democracy activists in the UK. The case marks the first conviction under the 2023 National Security Act. The men, who are dual British-Chinese nationals, denied the charges.

   What's confirmed:

   • Peter Wai and Bill Yuen were found guilty of spying for China.
   • The defendants are dual Chinese and British nationals.
   • One man was a Border Force official who used Home Office data to find information on Chinese dissidents.
   • The other man was a Hong Kong trade official.
   • The pair were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the 2023 National Security Act.
   • The operation targeted pro-democracy activists who fled Hong Kong for the UK.
   • The defendants were found guilty on 7 May.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • A third man involved in the scheme was found dead in a park in Maidenhead after being granted bail.
   • China has described the case as political.
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