Two Chinese Spies Detained In Britain

• 10.09.2023, 21:23

The homes of both were searched.

The London police announced the detention of two men under the State Secrets Act in March.

The BBC reports that.

"A 30-year-old man was detained in Oxfordshire and a 20-year-old man was detained in Edinburgh ... The homes of both were searched, as well as a third address in the east end of London," the police said.

It is noted that the arrest took place in March. Subsequently, both men were released on bail until early October.

According to the publication, the younger of the detainees worked in Parliament, he is accused of spying in favour of China.

It is known about his ties with several MPs from the ruling Conservative Party, including the British Minister for Security Tom Tugendhat and the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons Alicia Kearns.