From the BBC:
“NYPD officer charged with
spying for China”
A New York City Police Department
officer has been charged with acting as an illegal agent for China. Tibet-born
Baimadajie Angwang is accused of reporting on the activities of Chinese
citizens in the New York area and assessing potential sources of intelligence
in the Tibetan community. The naturalised US citizen, who worked for the police
department's community affairs unit, was arrested on Monday. If convicted, he
faces a maximum sentence of 55 years in prison. According to prosecutors,
Angwang is also employed by the US Army Reserve, working as a civil affairs
specialist. He is accused of being in contact with two officials at the Chinese
consulate. Aside from reporting on Tibetans in the city, he allegedly provided
the consulate with access to senior NYPD officials through invitations to
official events. Angwang told his Chinese official handler that he wanted to be
promoted within the NYPD so that he could assist China and bring the country
"glory", court documents said. Angwang is also accused of committing
wire fraud, making false statements and obstructing an official proceeding. Court
documents said he received "multiple substantial wire transfers from the
PRC [People's Republic of China]". According to the documents, his father
is a retired member of China's army and a member of the Communist Party of
China. His mother is also a member of the party and a former government
official. "As alleged in this federal complaint, Baimadajie Angwang
violated every oath he took in this country. One to the United States, another
to the US Army, and a third to this Police Department," NYPD Commissioner
Dermot F Shea said in a statement. Tibet, a remote and mainly Buddhist
territory, is governed as an autonomous region of China. Beijing says the
region has developed considerably under its rule. But rights groups say China
continues to violate human rights, accusing Beijing of political and religious
oppression - something Beijing denies.
^ This is a disgusting stain on
Democracy, the American Dream and on Freedom. Angwang should not only be found
guilty, but also stripped of his US Army Reserve rank, his NYPD rank and his
American Citizenship. He is a Communist spy working to harm American Citizens.
^
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