Retired RCMP officer charged with helping Beijing intimidation campaign

OTTAWA — The RCMP says it has charged one of its former members in a case of alleged foreign interference. 

William Majcher is accused of helping the Chinese government identify and intimidate a person. 

Police say he is from Hong Kong and used his network of Canadian contacts to get intelligence or services that benefited the People’s Republic of China. 

They say a national security investigation into Majcher’s suspicious activities began in the fall of 2021.