Alexander Csergo has been in prison on remand since April as court told police ‘don’t have a timeframe’ for obtaining further evidence
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LAn Australian businessman accused of selling secrets to China has told a Sydney court it is “ridiculous” police still have not filed a full brief of evidence in his case, nearly four months after he was arrested, while he remains in prison.
Alexander Csergo, arrested in Bondi in April and charged with one count of reckless foreign interference, is alleged to have swapped reports on business and politics with two Chinese handlers, Ken and Evelyn, in exchange for envelopes of cash.
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