Dinner and small gifts: Indictment describes what Chinese man convicted of espionage did in Czech Republic

Idnes: According to investigators, the journalist’s accreditation served only as a cover for his intelligence activities. He arrived in the Czech Republic in 2022. “He deliberately concealed the fact, his activities and his position from the public authorities of the Czech Republic,” the indictment said.

According to the indictment, which was heard in the courtroom, the Chinese man acted deliberately to avoid detection. In the Czech Republic, he collected intelligence information and socialized with people he was trying to exploit. “He repeatedly invited them to dinner and gave them small gifts,” the indictment described. He then invited people of interest to visit China…