Canadian authorities have arrested a retired police officer on charges of foreign interference on behalf of China, officials said on Friday, amid mounting tensions between the two countries.
William Majcher, 60, is accused of using "his knowledge and his extensive network of contacts in Canada to obtain intelligence or services to benefit the People's Republic of China," Canada's federal police said in a statement.
Majcher appeared by videoconference on Friday at the Longueuil courthouse outside Montreal to face charges of committing "preparatory acts for the benefit of a foreign entity" as well as conspiracy. Ottawa and Beijing have been at loggerheads since 2018, when a Huawei executive was arrested on a US warrant in Vancouver and two Canadian nationals were detained in China in apparent retaliation.
In recent months, suspicions of Chinese interference in Canada's last two federal elections have put Justin Trudeau's government under pressure.
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