Australian journalist Chen Lei to face court in Beijing on Thursday, sources say
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5XG97)
Lei, who was detained in 2020, was arrested and charged with illegally supplying state secrets overseas - but her family have denied wrongdoing
An Australian journalist will face court in Beijing next Thursday on state secrets charges, after being detained for more than 19 months, sources close to the case say.
Cheng Lei, who worked as a television anchor for Chinese state media for a decade before being detained in 2020, was formally arrested a year ago on allegations of illegally supplying state secrets overseas.
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