Prosecutors said the two Chinese-British nationals posed as police or intelligence officers to conduct surveillance and gather information about Hong Kong dissidents.

Their convictions followed a trial last month that exposed an alleged network used to monitor Hong Kong activists and dissidents living in the United Kingdom.

A former U.K. border official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been sentenced for spying on dissidents in Britain.

UK Border Force officer Peter Wai and retired Hong Kong police officer Bill Yuen spied on Chinese dissidents in the UK and senior MPs who supported them.

Bill Yuen, manager at Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, sentenced to eight years, while security firm operator Peter Wai imprisoned for 10 years.

Office manager Bill Yuen sentenced to eight years and security firm operator Peter Wai jailed for 10 years, drawing condemnation from city government.

Peter Wai, 41, conducted ‘shadow policing’ operations on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters living in the UK on the orders of his handler Bill Yuen, 66

Nel Regno Unito due uomini sono stati condannati con accuse di spionaggio per conto del regime cinese: è il primo caso noto di condanna che riguarda la Cina e che viene decisa…

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The men, dual Chinese-British nationals, are believed to be the first people convicted of spying for China in Britain.

The sweeping National Security Law, which severely curtailed freedoms in Hong Kong, contributed to years of strained ties between Beijing and London. #EuropeNews

LONDON (AP) — A former U.K. border official and a retired Hong Kong police officer were given prison sentences on Thursday for spying on dissidents and critics of Beijing in

LONDON: Two men, including one who worked as a British immigration officer, were jailed on Thursday after being convicted of spying on prominent pro-democracy dissidents now…

Peter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years in first convictions under National Security Act

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British counter-terrorism police announced a Border Force officer and another have been sentenced for allegedly spying for the Chinese government.

Due agenti legati alle autorità di Pechino condannati a otto e dieci anni di reclusione, per le forze antiterrorismo «Stavano svolgendo shadow policing»

Prosecutors said the two Chinese-British nationals posed as police or intelligence officers to conduct surveillance and gather information about Hong Kong dissidents.

Former Hong Kong Police Superintendent Bill Yuen and U.K. Border Force officer Peter Wai were sentenced to a combined 18 years in prison.

Embassy slams ‘slander and suppression against Chinese citizens’ after Bill Yuen and Peter Wai sentenced on Thursday to eight and 10 years in prison.

Embassy slams ‘slander and suppression against Chinese citizens’ after Bill Yuen and Peter Wai sentenced on Thursday to eight and 10 years in prison.