World · East Asia & Pacific · 14 hrs ago
Astellas employee held in China expected to be released in December
A Japanese Astellas Pharma employee is expected to be released in December from a prison in China.
He was sentenced for espionage by a Chinese court.
Beijing accused him of providing China-related information to an intelligence agency.
Chinese authorities have not provided further details about the accusation.
The court sentenced him last July to three years and six months in prison.
His release is expected in December.
A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma is expected to be released from a Chinese prison in December.
A Chinese court sentenced him to three years and six months in prison last July.
Beijing accused him of espionage involving China-related information provided to an intelligence agency.
The sources did not provide further details about the accusation.
- Who
- A Japanese male employee of Astellas Pharma.
- What
- He is expected to be released from a Chinese prison in December.
- When
- His release is expected in December; he was sentenced last July.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- Beijing accused him of espionage, alleging he provided China-related information to an intelligence agency.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A Chinese court sentenced the Astellas employee to three years and six months in prison.
The employee is expected to be released from prison.
- Company
- Astellas Pharma Inc.
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Sentence
- Three years and six months in prison
- Expected release
- December
- Accusation
- Espionage involving China-related information provided to an intelligence agency