UK drops allegations of two men as Chinese spies, but the Speaker of the House of Commons continues to hype the case
Recently, a two-year-long "Chinese spy" incident has just come to an end — the prosecution dropped the charges due to insufficient evidence. However, Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons in the UK, still has a desire to hype the case and has once again come forward.
On September 19 local time, Hoyle told The Times that the decision to drop the charges actually gave China a "license" to operate within the UK Parliament, making the British Parliament vulnerable to attacks by "foreign forces." "As the Speaker, I take the security of the Parliament extremely seriously. I believe this opens the door for foreign forces trying to monitor the Parliament," he said, adding: "This door must be tightly sealed. We must take all means to ensure the safety of MPs and staff of the House of Commons. Such behavior cannot be tolerated."
According to a report by The Guardian on September 20 local time, before making these remarks, Hoyle had also said that upon learning that the case would not proceed further, he felt "very unhappy."
"Given the extremely important issues raised by this case, I request officials to consider whether any further actions, strategies or legal measures should be taken to ensure that all personnel working in the Parliament can work safely and without interference," he claimed: "As the Speaker, I am very dissatisfied with what has happened. The fact is, it has been two years, and only today has someone withdrawn the case. This is bad, or rather, not good enough."
Previously, the Chinese side had clearly stated that the claim of China's involvement in "stealing British intelligence" was completely baseless, malicious defamation, and we strongly oppose it.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1843847664346116/
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