08 अक्टूबर 2025

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चीन के लिए जासूसी के आरोप में दो ब्रिटिश नागरिकों का मुकदमा तब रोका गया जब यूके सरकार ने चीन को राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा खतरे के रूप में वर्गीकृत करने से इनकार कर दिया।

क्रिस्टोफर कैश और क्रिस्टोफर बेरी, दो ब्रिटिश नागरिकों पर चीन के लिए जासूसी करने के आरोप लगे थे, लेकिन यूके सरकार ने चीन को राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा खतरे के रूप में वर्गीकृत करने से इनकार करने के बाद उनका मुकदमा बंद कर दिया गया।

जनता अभियोजन निदेशक स्टीफन पार्किंसन ने कहा कि मामला आगे नहीं बढ़ सकता क्योंकि कोई भी सरकारी अधिकारी गवाही देने को तैयार नहीं था कि कथित अपराधों के समय चीन एक खतरा था।

अप्रैल 2024 में दर्ज आरोपों में कहा गया था कि 2021 के अंत से फरवरी 2023 तक, अभियुक्तों ने ऐसी जानकारी प्रदान की जो "दुश्मन के लिए उपयोगी" और यूके की सुरक्षा या हितों के लिए "हानिकारक" हो सकती थी।

कंजर्वेटिव सांसद एलिसिया कर्न्स, जो पहले कैश के साथ काम कर चुकी हैं, ने मामले के ध्वस्त होने पर पारदर्शिता की मांग की और कहा, "सरकार को साफ-साफ बताना होगा। मुकदमे को खत्म करने की जिम्मेदारी किसकी है?"

दोनों अभियुक्त किसी भी गलत कार्य से इनकार करते हैं, और चीनी दूतावास ने आरोपों को "दुर्भावनापूर्ण मानहानि" करार दिया।

अधिकृत गुप्त सूचना अधिनियम के तहत, अभियोजकों को यह साबित करना था कि अभियुक्त "दुश्मन" के लिए कार्य कर रहे थे। जबकि ब्रिटिश खुफिया एजेंसियों ने बीजिंग की गतिविधियों के बारे में चेतावनी बढ़ाई है, सरकार ने चीन को "खतरे" की बजाय "रणनीतिक चुनौती" कहा है।

प्रधानमंत्री कीर स्टारमर ने बताया कि सरकार आवश्यक गवाही नहीं दे सकी क्योंकि कथित अपराधों के समय पिछली सरकार ने चीन को खतरे के रूप में नामित नहीं किया था।

आलोचकों का तर्क है कि मामले को बंद करने का फैसला चीन के साथ व्यापारिक संबंध बनाए रखने की इच्छा से प्रभावित था। इंटर-पार्लियामेंट्री एलायंस ऑन चाइना के कार्यकारी निदेशक ल्यूक डी पुलफोर्ड ने टिप्पणी की, "यह यूके अधिकारियों द्वारा हमारी राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा को व्यापार में तौलने का स्पष्ट उदाहरण है।"

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पहली बार यहां रिपोर्ट किया गया

चीन को खतरा बताने वाले सबूतों की कमी के कारण यूके जासूसी मुकदमा ध्वस्त

08 अक्टूबर 2025 • BBC

तथ्य जाँच

लेख के तथ्यों की जाँच करें बाहरी स्रोतों और डेटाबेस का उपयोग करके।

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The trial of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, two British nationals accused of espionage for China, was discontinued after the UK government declined to classify China as a national security threat.

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Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson stated that the case could not proceed because no government official was willing to testify that China posed a threat at the time of the alleged offenses.

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The charges, filed in April 2024, alleged that between late 2021 and February 2023, the defendants provided information that could be 'useful to an enemy' and 'prejudicial to the safety or interests' of the UK.

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Conservative lawmaker Alicia Kearns, who previously worked with Cash, called for transparency regarding the case's collapse, stating, 'The government must come clean. Who is responsible for spiking the prosecution?'

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Both defendants deny any wrongdoing, and the Chinese Embassy dismissed the allegations as 'malicious slander.'

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Under the Official Secrets Act, prosecutors needed to demonstrate that the defendants acted for an 'enemy.' While British intelligence has increased warnings about Beijing's activities, the government has referred to China as a 'strategic challenge' rather than a 'threat.'

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer explained that the government couldn't provide the required testimony because, at the time of the alleged offenses, the previous administration had not designated China as a threat.

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Critics argue that the decision to drop the case was influenced by a desire to maintain trade relations with China. Luke de Pulford, executive director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, commented, 'This is a clear example of U.K. officials trading away our national security.'

चीन के प्रति सरकार के रुख के बीच यूके जासूसी मुकदमा ध्वस्त

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पहली बार यहां रिपोर्ट किया गया

चीन को खतरा बताने वाले सबूतों की कमी के कारण यूके जासूसी मुकदमा ध्वस्त

तथ्य जाँच

The trial of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, two British nationals accused of espionage for China, was discontinued after the UK government declined to classify China as a national security threat.

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson stated that the case could not proceed because no government official was willing to testify that China posed a threat at the time of the alleged offenses.

The charges, filed in April 2024, alleged that between late 2021 and February 2023, the defendants provided information that could be 'useful to an enemy' and 'prejudicial to the safety or interests' of the UK.

Conservative lawmaker Alicia Kearns, who previously worked with Cash, called for transparency regarding the case's collapse, stating, 'The government must come clean. Who is responsible for spiking the prosecution?'

Both defendants deny any wrongdoing, and the Chinese Embassy dismissed the allegations as 'malicious slander.'

Under the Official Secrets Act, prosecutors needed to demonstrate that the defendants acted for an 'enemy.' While British intelligence has increased warnings about Beijing's activities, the government has referred to China as a 'strategic challenge' rather than a 'threat.'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer explained that the government couldn't provide the required testimony because, at the time of the alleged offenses, the previous administration had not designated China as a threat.

Critics argue that the decision to drop the case was influenced by a desire to maintain trade relations with China. Luke de Pulford, executive director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, commented, 'This is a clear example of U.K. officials trading away our national security.'

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पढ़ते रहें — निःशुल्क

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पहली बार यहां रिपोर्ट किया गया

चीन को खतरा बताने वाले सबूतों की कमी के कारण यूके जासूसी मुकदमा ध्वस्त

तथ्य जाँच

The trial of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, two British nationals accused of espionage for China, was discontinued after the UK government declined to classify China as a national security threat.

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson stated that the case could not proceed because no government official was willing to testify that China posed a threat at the time of the alleged offenses.

The charges, filed in April 2024, alleged that between late 2021 and February 2023, the defendants provided information that could be 'useful to an enemy' and 'prejudicial to the safety or interests' of the UK.

Conservative lawmaker Alicia Kearns, who previously worked with Cash, called for transparency regarding the case's collapse, stating, 'The government must come clean. Who is responsible for spiking the prosecution?'

Both defendants deny any wrongdoing, and the Chinese Embassy dismissed the allegations as 'malicious slander.'

Under the Official Secrets Act, prosecutors needed to demonstrate that the defendants acted for an 'enemy.' While British intelligence has increased warnings about Beijing's activities, the government has referred to China as a 'strategic challenge' rather than a 'threat.'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer explained that the government couldn't provide the required testimony because, at the time of the alleged offenses, the previous administration had not designated China as a threat.

Critics argue that the decision to drop the case was influenced by a desire to maintain trade relations with China. Luke de Pulford, executive director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, commented, 'This is a clear example of U.K. officials trading away our national security.'

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