Men jailed over work for Chinese intelligence in UK
Summary
Two men in the UK were sentenced to prison for helping Chinese intelligence. One was a Border Force officer who used government computers to track Hong Kong pro-democracy activists living in the UK, and the other acted as his contact with Chinese authorities.Key Facts
- Chi Leung "Peter" Wai received 10 years in prison; Chung Biu "Bill" Yuen got 8 years.
- Wai worked at Heathrow Airport with access to Home Office computers containing information on foreign nationals.
- Wai used this access to help Chinese intelligence track Hong Kong dissidents who fled to the UK.
- Yuen, a former Hong Kong police officer and office manager at Hong Kong's London trade office, was Wai’s connection to Chinese authorities.
- Wai was previously a UK police officer and Royal Navy serviceman and had several other security-related roles.
- Wai involved a fellow Border Force officer, Matthew Trickett, in spying on Hong Kong activists; Trickett died in a suspected suicide after their arrest.
- British politicians, including MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith, were also monitored.
- UK officials said the case shows that foreign spying and interference are not allowed on British soil.
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