Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostUS President Donald Trump granted a pardon on Friday to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland, a prominent case in US authorities’ efforts to combat what they claim are Beijing’s far-flung efforts to repress critics.
Michael McMahon was sentenced this spring to 18 months in prison for his involvement in what a federal judge called “a campaign of transnational repression”.
He insisted he was innocent,…Read More