Singaporean Dickson Yeo, who spied for China in the US, due to be sentenced


Dickson Yeo has been in a Washington, DC jail since he was arrested last November. - Facebook (Dickson Yeo)-The Straits Times/Asian News Network

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (The Straits Times/ANN): Dickson Yeo, the Singaporean man who pleaded guilty to spying for China in the United States, is due to be sentenced in a US federal court on Friday (Oct 9).

Prosecutors have asked for a sentence of 16 months in light of Yeo's cooperation with the authorities, while Yeo's lawyer is asking for a sentence of time served, which would work out to approximately 13 months.

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