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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

Bondi businessman accused of selling secrets to Chinese spies claims prosecution ‘will fail’

Alexander Csergo
Alexander Csergo was arrested at his Bondi home in April and charged with one count of reckless foreign interference. Composite: LinkedIn/Australian federal police

A Sydney businessman accused of selling secrets to China has claimed from prison that the case against him is a false police narrative based on no evidence and the prosecution “will fail”, embarrassing Australia.

In his first public words written from prison, where he has been remanded for more than six months before an expected trial, Alexander Csergo claimed that despite months of investigation prosecutors had found “no evidence of espionage, or classified or confidential information” being handed over.

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