London CNN —A man charged by British police for allegedly spying for Hong Kong’s intelligence services, has been found dead in a park outside of London.
Trickett had appeared alongside two other suspects at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 13, charged with national security offences.
“Trickett was on court bail, awaiting court proceedings, which required him to register at a police station regularly,” the police said.
Relations between Hong Kong and its former colonial ruler Britain have soured in recent years following mass pro-democracy protests in the Chinese city in 2019 and 2020.
The British government has criticized Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed crackdown on almost all opposition in the years following the protests, while Hong Kong authorities have bristled at Britain providing a safe haven for pro-democracy leaders sought by the Hong Kong police.
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