The national security adviser was suspected of working against the state

Kira Starmer will appear before parliament due to the collapse of the case of espionage

Kira Starmer’s national security adviser can be called “to the carpet” in front of parliamentarians to answer questions about the collapse of the case of espionage in favor of China. Jonathan Powell is threatened with a call to parliament to explain why charges were removed from two British, allegedly accused of transferring secrets to Beijing.

The speaker of the House of Communities Lindsay Hoyle previously warned that this decision “gives green light to hostile states,” and added that he was considering the possibility of initiating a private accusation against these people.

The ministers still refuse to explain what happened, which prompted the deputies to demand that Powell, the former head of the apparatus of Tony Blair, appear before the parliament.

According to a senior source in the House of Commons, Powell can be accused of disrespect for parliament if he refuses to appear at a meeting of the United National Security Strategy Committee.

The prosecutors terminated the affairs against 30-year-old Christopher Kash, a former parliamentary researcher from London, and 33-year-old Christopher Berry, a scientist from Oxfordshire.

They were charged with espionage in accordance with the law on state secret by transmitting information to a senior member of the Chinese government. They deny these accusations.

It is reported that Jonathan Powell collected senior Whitehall officials, including the permanent secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Oliver Robbins, to discuss evidence.

According to The Sunday Times, at a super -secret meeting he said that at the trial of China it would not be considered the “enemy” of Great Britain.

Experts argue that without such a classification, the Royal Prosecutorial Service will not be able to successfully initiate a criminal case in accordance with the law on state secret.

Powell was previously criticized that he headed the deal to the islands of Chagos, according to which the sovereignty over the territory is transferred to Mauritius.

According to witnesses, the decision to terminate the espionage case was made “from above”, the newspaper added. The Cabinet of Ministers rejected this statement as a “full lie”. Government sources said that Powell had no authority to make decisions.

The Minister of Internal Affairs Shaban Mahmud said that she was “very disappointed” by the collapse of the case, and denied any interference by the ministry. When asked whether China is an enemy of Great Britain, she replied: “I think I would use the word“ challenge ”.”

Former Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers, Gavin Williamson, who is a member of the National Security Committee, said: “There are real fears that the national security adviser seems to have intervened in the case and actually does not protect our democratic institutions, but seemed to take the side of Chinese political and business pressure and succumbed to it. If so, then this is extremely and poorly characterized by the Prime Minister. ”

The shadow Minister of National Security Alisia Kernes who previously worked with one of the accused, called the “outrageous” the fact that Powell did not appear before the deputies of the parliament. She added that he should have appeared “for a long time” and answer questions about Chagos Islands.