Three suspected spies have been charged for assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service along with foreign interference under the UK’s National Security Act.
The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command said that following an investigation, Chung Biu Yuen, 63, of Hackney, Chi Leung Wai, 38, of Staines-upon-Thames and Matthew Trickett, 37, of Maidenhead have been charged.
They will appear before Westminster magistrates court on Monday.
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said, “This operation is not connected to a recently reported Counter Terrorism Policing investigation linked to Russia.
“A number of arrests were made and searches carried out across England as part of this investigation.
“While led from London, the Counter Terrorism Policing network has been crucial to disrupting this activity and we have worked closely with the Crown Prosecution Service since the start of the investigation.
“While these offences are concerning, I want to reassure the public that we do not believe there to be any wider threat to them.
“This investigation remains ongoing, but now that charges have been brought, I urge people not to speculate or comment further in relation to this case.”
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