"Without assuming the information that came out in the media is accurate, Mexico's government rejects and condemns any espionage activity on Mexican citizens that violate international law," said the foreign ministry.
Stewart also denied that there was any espionage element in his walk, a few years earlier.
Its report, "Facts Speak Louder Than Words and Lies Will Collapse by Themselves," denied any espionage.
Over the course of seven hours of interviews in London this week, Mr. Sutyagin adamantly denied any espionage.
However, the newly released transcript reveals that Ruth Greenglass' grand jury testimony included nothing about our mother typing any espionage notes.
"Every time I have had an opportunity to meet with any representatives of the Chinese government or of China in general, I have highlighted our concerns around human rights and specifically brought up the case of Kevin Garratt, a Canadian citizen imprisoned for espionage without any evidence to support the allegations and accusations," said Trudeau.
Without the espionage charges it will be more difficult for Swedish officials to expel Mr. Howard, who is wanted in the United States on charges that he compromised American intelligence operations in the former Soviet Union.
"There is growing, bipartisan support for Congress to reopen the PATRIOT Act and ensure that Americans without any links to terrorism or espionage do not have their private information collected by the government," Udall said in a press release.
He focused on the only two provisions in American law that allow life sentences for mishandling secrets even without proof of espionage, seemingly a perfect fit for Wen Ho Lee.
CGN has just been indicted by the US authorities for exporting nuclear technology to China without authorisation (Nuclear espionage charge for China firm with one-third stake in UK's Hinkley Point, theguardian.com, 11 August).
