LONDON — Three men charged with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service in UK appeared in a London court on Monday (May 13) after a series of arrests across England.
Defendant Chung Biu Yuen leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court after being charged with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service, in London, UK, May 13, 2024.LONDON — Three men charged with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service in UK appeared in a London court on Monday after a series of arrests across England.
They are accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service between December and May by "agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception" in UK, according to the charges.The Chinese Embassy in London accused UK of fabricating the charges and said it had no right to interfere in Hong Kong's affairs.
The second charge alleges the three men conducted "foreign interference" by forcing entry into a residential address in UK on May 1. The Metropolitan Police earlier said a total of 11 people were detained this month, nearly all in the Yorkshire area of northern England.
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