Actions of ex-Mountie charged under security law affront Canadian sovereignty: Crown

VANCOUVER — A Crown prosecutor says the actions of a former RCMP officer accused of violating security law for the benefit of the Chinese government were an affront to Canadian sovereignty.

William Majcher has pleaded not guilty to one charge under Canada’s Security of Information Act, with the Crown alleging he planned to use the threat of arrest to coerce a Vancouver-area resident to comply with Chinese government demands.

Prosecutor Ryan Carrier has told Justice Martha Devlin in the Crown’s closing statement in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday that evidence shows the target was Hongwei Sun, also known as Kevin Sun, who the Chinese government had accused of defrauding a state bank.

Carrier says Majcher knew his actions were benefiting Chinese police, who were able to project their power beyond China’s borders into Canada.