Christopher Berry, 32, of Witney, and Christopher Cash, 29, of Whitechapel, have been charged with spying for China. The men were arrested in March 2021 and are accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act and passing on “information prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State.”
One of the men, Cash, was a Parliamentary pass holder at the time of the alleged offenses. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has reminded MPs that they should not refer to the matter in the chamber due to the sub judice rule.
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said that the investigation has been “extremely complex” and that they have worked closely with the Crown Prosecution Service.
Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge two men with espionage offences. Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, will be charged with providing prejudicial information to a foreign state, China, and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday April 26.”
