Ex-RCMP officer charged with foreign interference looks to quash charges

Global News— Authorities allege Majcher, 61, a resident of Hong Kong, used his network of Canadian contacts to obtain intelligence or services that benefited the People’s Republic of China.

CP24—Ex-RCMP officer charged in Quebec with foreign interference seeks to quash charges. A retired RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference asked a Quebec court judge on Monday to quash an indictment against him because it was filed in the wrong province. Lawyers for William Majcher argued in a courtroom in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal's South Shore, that the charges should have been filed in British Columbia or Ontario. "Those are two place in Canada where the offences are alleged to have been committed," said Louis Belleau, a Montreal-based...

WHNT.com—Man charged with killing HPD officer looking to waive assistance from legal counsel. Juan Laws, the man charged in the shooting death of Huntsville police officer Garrett Crumby, has filed a motion asking to waive assistance from legal counsel.

NBC News—Ex-Philadelphia officer charged in 12-year-old's killing pleads guilty. A former Philadelphia police officer who killed a 12-year-old boy and allegedly fired two of the shots during a foot chase after the boy had discarded his gun pleaded guilty to murder Friday, the prosecutors’ office said. Edsaul Mendoza, 28, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the March 1, 2022, death of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. “Justice must be even-handed. Everyone must be accountable under the law,”...