Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official jailed for spying for China

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A UK Border Force officer and a Hong Kong trade official were convicted and sentenced to prison for spying for China under the National Security Act. Peter Wai received 10 years and Bill Yuen 8 years, marking the first convictions of this kind in UK history.

Peter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years at Old Bailey in first convictions under National Security Act A UK Border Force officer and a Hong Kong trade official based in London have been jailed for spying for China in what is the first such conviction in British criminal history. Peter Wai, who conducted “shadow policing” operations on Chinese dissidents in the UK, was sentenced to 10 years while his handler, Bill Yuen, received an eight-year term. Continue reading...