A Quebec court judge is expected to decide this morning whether some of the information for an upcoming economic espionage trial should be redacted. A former Hydro-Québec employee was charged in 2022 under the Security of Information Act of Canada. The provincial utility argued that some of the information that will be discussed in the trial could reveal business secrets, so it asked the judge to ban its publication. The trial of Yuesheng Wang was supposed to begin on Monday, but Hydro-Québec’s motion caused it to be postponed. The arguments about the motion are banned from being published, so they cannot be reported. The evidence against Wang has not yet been tested in court, and he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The case is being handled by Quebec court Judge Jean-Philippe Marcoux, and it is anticipated that it will last approximately four weeks. According to the authorities, Wang, 38, is the first person to be charged with economic espionage under the Security of Information Act of Canada. He was arrested in 2022. In addition, Wang was charged under the Criminal Code with using a computer fraudulently, obtaining a trade secret fraudulently, and breaching trust. Wang was arraigned in April 2024 on two additional charges of committing preparatory acts on behalf of a foreign entity and disclosing his intentions to that entity, the People’s Republic of China.
Hydro spying trial could begin as Quebec judge to rule on utility’s motion to shield details
