Closing Arguments in Ex-RCMP China Aid Trial

In Vancouver, a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer faced closing arguments in his trial on Friday, accused of preparing to violate national security laws by aiding Chinese authorities in coercing a local resident to return assets linked to alleged financial crimes. William Majcher, 78, pleaded not guilty to a single charge under Canada's Security of Information Act, with prosecutors alleging his actions undermined Canadian sovereignty.

The judge-alone trial before Justice Martha Devlin in British Columbia Supreme Court centered on Majcher's alleged efforts to target Hongwei Sun, known as Kevin Sun, a Vancouver-area real estate developer and permanent Canadian resident since 2001. According to Crown prosecutor Ryan Carrier, Sun faces Chinese accusations of defrauding the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and fleeing to Canada with approximately 124 million dollars in funds during the early 2000s. Carrier described Majcher's role as acting as a proxy for Chinese police, bypassing official channels after the RCMP declined to assist.

Majcher retired from the RCMP in 2007 after a career focused on money laundering and undercover operations. He then relocated to Hong...