"China Spy" Scandal Exposed: UK National Security Officials Unwilling to Prove China as "Enemy"
Due to insufficient evidence, the British prosecution announced last month to drop the charges of "Chinese spy" against two British men, and the two were released without charge.
The UK's Financial Times published an article on October 6, revealing more details about the case. The report stated that a key factor leading to the failure of the prosecution was that UK national security officials said they would not testify in court that China is an "enemy," which is a legal requirement for prosecuting the two individuals under the UK Official Secrets Act.
Previously, the Chinese side clearly stated that the claim of Chinese involvement in "stealing British intelligence" was completely baseless and malicious defamation, and we firmly oppose it.
According to the report, several senior British officials revealed that before the British prosecution decided to drop the charges of the so-called "Chinese spy case," there was a major disagreement between the national security advisor of Prime Minister Starmer and the Foreign Office, and the Home Office, which advocated continuing with the case.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845196645375048/
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