China Issues Rare Death Sentence to Ex-State Employee for Leaking Secrets to Foreign Spies

Nov 7, 2024, 01:19 PM

A former high-level employee of a Chinese state agency has been sentenced to death for leaking state secrets to foreign intelligence agencies, the Ministry of State Security announced on Wednesday. The individual was accused of handing over a USB drive containing classified information to foreign spies. This marks a rare imposition of the death penalty for espionage in China.