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Pensioner indicted over China spy scandal

Published by The Local, 15.12.2009

A 61-year-old pensioner has been indicted in Stockholm on charges of spying on behalf of the Chinese government. Charges filed by prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand accuse the Mandarin-speaking Swedish citizen of illegally gathering intelligence on people of Uighur origin living in Sweden.

Intelligence agency Säpo arrested the suspect on June 4th [2009] after a lengthy investigation and surveillance period for allegedly gathering information on Sweden’s 100-strong Uighur community.

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