Judge stays prosecution of man accused of trying to spy for China
Dec 15, 2021 | 10:19 AM
OTTAWA — A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada’s secrets law because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Dambrot delivered the ruling in a brief hearing today, ending Qing Quentin Huang’s long-running case unless the Crown decides to appeal.
It has been eight years since Huang was arrested in Burlington, Ont., following an RCMP-led investigation called Project Seascape.
Huang, an employee of Lloyd’s Register, a subcontractor to Irving Shipbuilding Inc., was charged under the Security of Information Act with attempting to communicate secrets to China.
