Matthew Trickett was among three men charged under the National Security Act with surveillance for the Hong Kong intelligence service A former Royal Marine accused of spying on Hong Kong activists in Britain has died in unexplained circumstances in a park. Matthew Trickett was among three men charged under the National Security Act with surveillance for the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference.
During the Westminster magistrates’ court hearing last week, Trickett was charged with ‘assisting a foreign intelligence service’ for Hong Kong by agreeing to undertake ‘information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception, that was likely to materially assist a foreign intelligence service carrying out UK-related activities’ between December 20 and May 2. He was also allegedly engaged in ‘foreign interference’ that involved ‘forcing entry into a UK residential address’ on May 1.