Hydro-Quebec seeks to shield info as spying trial begins

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Longueuil, que. -The testing of a former employee in the Electric Energy Code of Energy, accused of economic espionage on behalf of China, was postponed on Monday, as the Hydro-Quebec announced that he wanted to prevent some information discussed in the open court.

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The 38 -year -old Yusheng Wang was accused of November 2022. The authorities say that he is the first person to be charged with economic espionage in accordance with the Canadian law on information about information.

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During the short noon of heating at noon, a communal enterprise lawyer told the judge of Quebec Gin-Filipp Mark that some of the evidence will show commercial secrets about their business and their clients, claiming that this should remain confidential.

Mark said that the trial could not continue before allowing the utility request. He planned a hearing on Tuesday to hear the arguments of the hydraulic cube.

Van worked in a specialized center in Hydro-Quebec, which has developed a technology for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. He retained his innocence since the charges were brought forward.

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The RCMP national security team began an investigation in August 2022 after they received a complaint from the Hydro-Quebec corporate security branch.

In addition to economic espionage, Van, a resident of Candiac, Que., Was also accused of the Criminal Code for the fraud of a computer, fraudulent receipt of commercial secrets and confidence in confidence.

RCMP claims that the former Hydro-Queobec employee has provided information about the State Corporation to the Chinese University and Chinese Research Centers, and that he published scientific articles and submitted patents to them, and not to public communal service.

The police also claim that Van used information without the consent of his employer, causing damage to the intellectual property of the hydroexbek.

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In April 2024, Van was held accountable for two additional accusations of preparatory actions on behalf of a foreign organization and informing that the organization – the Chinese People’s Republic – about its intentions.

At that time, the lawyer of the Federal Judicial Service stated that new accusations were based on the same set of facts and revolved around promises to exchange technologies, which are stated, Van, presumably undertaken in statements to participate in the “Thousand Talents” programs, used by the Chinese government to attract foreign scientists to return to work in China.

None of the statements were verified in court.

Van-Chinese citizen who was hired by Hydro-Quebec in 2016 and on a working visa. He worked as a researcher in a center specializing in the development of new technologies for electric vehicles and energy storage systems-centers in advanced experience in the field of electrification of transport and energy storage.

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He was fired shortly before his arrest in 2022.

Earlier, Van informed the court that the privileged information that he was allegedly sent was not secret and was an “open source”.

He also told the court during a hearing on the pledge, it was important for him to stay in Canada in order to clear his name and protect his reputation.

He was provided with a deposit in 2022 after he agreed to hand over his Chinese passport, always wear a cell phone so that the police could use GPS to geolocation and install two of his Canadian objects as a guarantee.

It is expected that most of the testimony will be in French and will be translated into mandarin. Van made notes, sitting next to the translator on Monday

The trial takes place in front of Mark in the court building, south of Montreal, and it was expected that a total of four weeks would last.

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