DEFENCE LAWYERS WOULD HAVE USED TORIES’ STATEMENTS TO DISMISS CHINA SPY CASE, ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS
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✍️ The attorney general argued that defence lawyers would have used statements from Conservative ministers about China to dismiss a case against two men charged with spying for Beijing.
👉 Defence lawyers would have used Conservative ministers' statements about China to dismiss the case. 👉 The ministers' statements would have shown that China was not seen as an enemy by the government at the time of the alleged offences. 👉 The case failed due to outdated legislation, the 1911 Official Secrets Act, which has been replaced by the 2023 National Security Act.
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