Overview

• The woman entered a not‑guilty plea to one count of reckless foreign interference, an offence carrying a maximum of 15 years in prison.
• Police allege she covertly gathered information on Canberra’s Guan Yin Citta Buddhist association for Chinese state interests since 2022.
• Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker ordered her identity suppressed to guard against prejudice to a future jury.
• The Australian Federal Police also secured suppression of certain officers’ names on safety and operational grounds.
• She remains remanded in custody as investigators continue examining nine electronic devices, with the matter listed to return on November 10.