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London man charged with 'leaking information to China' in complex Official Secrets Act investigation

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Published date22 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
East Londoner Christopher Cash allegedly obtained, collected, recorded, published, or communicated to any other person articles, notes, documents or information, which were calculated to be, might be, or were intended to be, directly or indirectly, useful to an enemy for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state, Met Police said. He reportedly did so between 20 January 2022 and 3 February 2023

Christopher Berry is charged with the same offence and allegedly did so between 28 December 2021 and 3 February 2023. Their actions are Contrary to section 11c of the Official Secrets Act 1911, Met Police said.

Police have confirmed that the foreign state to which the above charges relate is China. The two men have been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday 26 April 2024.

Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Counter Terrorism Command, said: "This has been an extremely complex investigation into what are very serious allegations. We've worked closely with the Crown Prosecution Service [CPS] as our investigation has progressed and this has led to the two men being charged today.

"We're aware there has been a...

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