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A group of almost 200 British academics from more than a dozen UK universities could face jail, as officials probe whether they may have unwittingly helped the Chinese government [[http://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=build%20weapons build weapons]] of mass destruction.
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Officials are investigating the academics amid suspicion they may have breached laws designed to protect national security and human rights.
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The academics, who are from 20 UK universities, [[https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn]] including some of the most prestigious in the country, [[https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới]] are suspected of breaching the Export Control Order 2008.
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The law carries a maximum 10 year prison sentence for those who breach it.
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It is intended to prevent intellectual property in highly sensitive fields - including military and security - from being sent to hostile states. 
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Pioneering technology on aircraft, missile design and cyberweapons may have been sent to China, according to [[ ]]. 
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Officials are preparing to send around 200 enforcement notices to those suspected of breaching the rules, the reports add, though this has since been denied by a Government source. 
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Meanwhile, a source told the Times: 'We could be seeing dozens of academics in courts before long.
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image class="left" url="" A group of almost 200 British academics from more than a dozen universities could face jail, as officials probe whether they may have unwittingly helped the Chinese government build weapons of mass destruction. Pictured: Library image showing A Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles group formation
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image class="left" url="" Officials at HMRC (pictured: The HMRC Headquarters in London) are investigating the academics amid suspicion they may have breached laws designed to protect national [[http://www.ajaxtime.com/?s=security security]] and human rights
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'If even 10 per cent lead to successful prosecutions, we'd be looking at around 20 academics going to jail for helping the Chinese build super-weapons.'
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