{"id":351241,"date":"2026-06-15T15:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=351241"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:53:33","slug":"prosecutors-appeal-acquittal-of-ex-mountie-accused-of-working-as-agent-for-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/prosecutors-appeal-acquittal-of-ex-mountie-accused-of-working-as-agent-for-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-Mountie accused of working as agent for China"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Federal prosecutors have appealed\u00a0the high profile\u00a0acquittal of a former RCMP officer accused of helping China conduct foreign interference in Canada.<\/p>\n

A notice of appeal filed late last week asked the B.C. Court of Appeal to overturn the May 13 not guilty verdict and order a brand new trial for William Majcher.<\/p>\n

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada argued the judge erred when she dismissed the charge<\/a> that Majcher was effectively a Chinese government agent.<\/p>\n

The Crown\u2019s application, obtained by Global News, argues the judge failed to think about all of the evidence, assessed it incorrectly and excluded expert evidence.<\/p>\n

Ian Donaldson, Majcher\u2019s criminal defence lawyer, confirmed the appeal was filed on Thursday. The prosecution service didn’t reply to questions sent by email.<\/p>\n

Majcher said in an announcement to Global News on Sunday the choice to appeal the case \u201cappears disconnected from each the evidence and the findings of the trial court.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe decision confirmed what I even have maintained from the start: I committed no offence \u2013 full stop! The prosecution\u2019s theory against me was rejected by the Supreme Court of British Columbia after a full examination of the facts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The civil lawyer representing Majcher said the general public was entitled to ask why the case was continuing given judge found evidence was lacking.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom our perspective, the appeal appears to lack substantive merit and risks becoming an exercise in institutional self-preservation relatively than the pursuit of justice,\u201d Joel Etienne said.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Get\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n

Get every day National news<\/h2>\n

Get every day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day’s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe damage inflicted on Mr. Majcher, his family, and his businesses cannot simply be ignored while the method continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with Global News to be published on Tuesday, Majcher responds intimately for the primary time to the Canadian investigation that targeted him.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Click
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Majcher is certainly one of the few Canada has prosecuted on Chinese interference allegations, despite Beijing\u2019s suspected meddling in every little thing from elections to the humanities.<\/p>\n

\n

Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

However the case became the newest to finish and not using a conviction, following the acquittals of a Canadian Space Agency worker and a federal contractor<\/a> who faced similar charges.<\/p>\n

After leaving the RCMP in 2007, Majcher moved to Hong Kong to work in banking and personal security.\u00a0He was arrested upon landing at Vancouver airport in 2023.<\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\t\t