NYPD Officer Who Was Accused of Spying for China Is Vindicated

Federal prosecutors dropped their case against a New York City police officer they charged with spying on ethnic Tibetans for China, an embarrassing reversal after they fought to keep him in custody.

US District Judge Eric Komitee granted their request to dismiss the indictment against Baimadajie Angwang at a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday, after prosecutors said they had developed new evidence in the case.

Komitee praised the prosecutors for serving the interests of justice in dropping the charges but criticized them for refusing to release Angwang as the case proceeded. He noted that Angwang’s ...