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Luke Costin

Lawyer for jailed China consultant warns about spy law

The Csergo case is an issue of civil liberties, his barrister Bernard Collaery said outside court. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

More Australian businesspeople engaging with China face being jailed on foreign interference charges while the drums of "foreign antipathy" beat, barrister Bernard Collaery says.

Communications and technology infrastructure consultant Alexander Csergo was remanded in prison after a Sydney court heard he recklessly assisted suspected Chinese spies while living and working in Shanghai in 2021.

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