First published in Deník N.
A Czech businessman has been detained in China since late June on charges of endangering national security, but the local authorities have so far refused to disclose further details. Deník N has uncovered what the man is suspected of and how his first meeting with a Czech diplomat proceeded.
Chinese authorities have been holding the Czech businessman for a month but have kept secret what they wanted to charge the man with. Czech authorities did not specify it either.
According to diplomatic correspondence seen by Deník N, the detained Czech was charged with espionage.
“It was said to concern charges of obtaining and passing on information without any further specification,” stated the report sent by the Czech embassy in Beijing to Prague.
