Beijing, China (CNN) -- The Shanghai court trying an Australian Rio Tinto executive on charges of bribery and theft of commercial secrets will deliver its verdict on Monday. Australian consular officials will be in court when it renders its decision on the fate of Stern Hu, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether the court will also announce on the same day the verdict against three other Rio Tinto employees who were tried on the same charges. The three-day trial of the four employees of the mining giant ended Wednesday. Charged in the case were Stern Hu, an Australian citizen of Chinese origin who was the general manager of Rio Tinto's Shanghai office.
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Mining firm executive on charges of bribery and theft of commercial secrets
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Three other Rio Tinto employees tried on the same charges
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Case has raised fears of Chinese government crackdown on foreign companies
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