仅事实
英国撤销对两名被控为中国间谍的男子的间谍指控
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检察官已撤销对克里斯托弗·卡什和克里斯托弗·贝里的指控，他们此前被控违反《官方机密法》为中国从事间谍活动。
检察官已撤销对30岁的克里斯托弗·卡什和33岁的克里斯托弗·贝里的指控，两人被控违反《官方机密法》为中国从事间谍活动。这两名男子否认了在2021年12月至2023年2月期间收集并提供有损国家安全和利益的信息的指控。
两人原定于10月6日在伍利奇刑事法院受审。然而，在老贝利法院的一次听证会上，检察官汤姆·利特尔表示，案件已不再满足证据阶段的要求，因此决定不对两人提出证据。
卡什先生是来自伦敦怀特查佩尔的议会研究员，与包括前安全部长汤姆·塔根哈特和下议院外交事务委员会主席艾丽西亚·柯恩斯在内的高级保守党政治人物有关联。贝里先生是来自牛津郡威特尼的教师，自2015年9月起曾在中国担任多个教学职位。
中国大使馆此前称这些指控为“完全捏造”和“恶意诽谤”，并敦促英国“停止反华政治操纵”。
法官奇玛-格拉布女士对两人均作出无罪判决，结束了这一引起广泛关注的高调间谍案。
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Prosecutors have discontinued charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, who were accused of espionage for China under the Official Secrets Act.
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The two men denied allegations of gathering and providing information prejudicial to the safety and interests of the state between December 2021 and February 2023.
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The pair were scheduled to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court on 6 October.
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At a hearing at the Old Bailey, prosecutor Tom Little stated that the evidential stage of the case was no longer met.
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Mr. Cash was a parliamentary researcher from Whitechapel, London, associated with senior Conservative politicians.
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Mr. Berry, a teacher from Witney, Oxfordshire, had worked in various teaching positions in China since September 2015.
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The Chinese Embassy described the allegations as 'completely fabricated' and 'malicious slander.'
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