Prosecutors are appealing the acquittal of a former Mountie accused of working as a Chinese agent
Federal prosecutors have filed a motion to impeach a senior RCMP officer accused of helping China to interfere in other countries in Canada.
A notice of appeal filed late last week asked the BC Court of Appeal to reverse the May 13 not guilty verdict and order a new trial for William Majcher.
Canada’s Public Prosecution Service argued that the judge erred in dismissing the charge that Majcher was an agent of the Chinese government.
The Crown’s application, obtained by Global News, says the judge failed to consider all the evidence, improperly considered it and excluded expert testimony.
Ian Donaldson, Majcher’s criminal defense attorney, confirmed the plea was filed Thursday. The prosecution service did not respond to emailed questions.
Majcher said in a statement sent to Global News on Sunday that the appeal decision “seems to be unrelated to the evidence and findings of the court.”
“The decision confirmed what I have been insisting from the beginning: I did not commit a crime – full stop!” The prosecution’s theory against me was dismissed by the Supreme Court of British Columbia after a thorough examination of the facts,” he said.
The public lawyer representing Majcher said the public has the right to ask why the case is continuing since the judge found no evidence.
“From our point of view, this complaint seems to lack the necessary importance and dangers of using self-defense in the institution instead of pursuing justice,” said Joel Etienne.
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“The damage caused to Mr. Majcher, his family, and his businesses cannot be ignored during this process.”
In an exclusive interview with Global News to be published on Tuesday, Majcher responds in detail for the first time to the Canadian investigation directed at him.
Majcher is one of the few Canadians to prosecute for alleged Chinese interference, despite Beijing accusing it of meddling in everything from elections to the arts.
But the case was the latest to end without a conviction, following the acquittal of a Canadian Space Agency employee and an agency contractor facing similar charges.
After leaving the RCMP in 2007, Majcher moved to Hong Kong to work in banking and private security. He was arrested when he arrived at the Vancouver airport in 2023.
The RCMP said in a news release at the time that its Joint National Security Task Force launched an investigation into Majcher in 2021.
The statement accused him of using his knowledge and connections in Canada to “obtain intelligence or resources for the benefit of the People’s Republic of China.”
He also “participated in the Chinese government’s efforts to identify and intimidate a person outside of Canadian law,” the RCMP said.
The arrests came amid a series of reports by Global News and the Globe and Mail about the government’s neutrality over Beijing’s interference in Canada’s political and domestic affairs.
But at Majcher’s trial in April, the charge was reduced to one count under the Information Security Act, based on a single email exchange.
The Crown alleges that these messages are about Kevin Sun, a resident of Vancouver in China who was suspected of fleeing the country with $10 million.
Although prosecutors accused Majcher of a 2017 conspiracy to force Sun to return to China to resolve the matter, the judge said the Crown did not present evidence of it.
Majcher’s business, which specializes in economic crime and asset recovery services, appears to be pursuing “entirely legitimate objectives,” the judge said.
The ruling found that the Crown’s evidence was “entirely circumstantial” and that it was “too far a leap” to conclude that Majcher had committed any crime.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service wrote in its May 1 annual report that China remains one of the “biggest contributors to foreign interference and espionage in Canada.”
But Prime Minister Mark Carney has deepened Canada’s relationship with Beijing since taking office, as he seeks new trade partners to offset a volatile and hostile US White House.
Stewart.Bell@globalnews.ca
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