Alleged Chinese spy charged for targeting Buddhist group

Alleged Chinese spy charged for targeting Buddhist group.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Federal police have charged and accused Chinese spy with reckless
foreign interference in Canberra. Lived Isabel Mullen, who's at Parliament
House for us this morning. Is he morning. It's the
first time federal police have laid charges like this.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
It is Eddie, good morning. This is the first time
police have charged to person with foreign interference that allegedly
involves targeting members of the Australian community. The Australian Federal
Police say this woman was tasked by China's Public Security
Bureau to spy on members of Canberra's Buddhist association. There
she allegedly collected information for about three years. She was

(00:40):
paid by China via an encrypted phone service. This comes
after as Oboss Mike Burgess he warned that nation states
like Iran, China and Russia they're spying on Australians at
quote unprecedented levels. Now we can't identify who this woman is.
She is also a permanent Australian in residence and she

(01:01):
now faces the prospect of fifteen years in jail.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
Eddie, thank you as here