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4 H1 V' I( E! P# uFederal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man+ Q m! Y0 i& O$ G- ^
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT / y, D+ h" _3 G. W3 |2 X3 |7 C- U
CBC News
- j; p, G9 [. O, _$ |A Federal Court judge in Ottawa has stayed the deportation of Lai Changxing, China's most wanted man who is accused of bribing Chinese officials and smuggling $10 billion worth of goods.
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( I# V- c; u. _Lai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press) 7 s0 {0 e w. k0 x# U5 e* A! w
Justice Carolyn Layden-Stevenson said Lai should be allowed to remain in Canada while he launches further appeals to the federal deportation order — a process likely to take many months or longer.+ N6 `4 {" M( I
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His lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.
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0 }& C4 }8 X) E5 L% [Lai, a billionaire who has been living in Vancouver and fighing the deportation order for years, claims he will be killed if he was deported back to China.' T, f' R# s: s. o
! s) I# w4 E$ R9 o0 [) R- yHe maintains he is just a fall guy in China's crackdown on corruption, but Canada's Immigration Department has ruled he is a fugitive and not a refugee. China said he is guilty of tax evasion and bribery.
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Chinese officials says Lai's company was a front for a $10 billion smuggling operation. His headquarters, the government alleges, was a pleasure palace where prostitutes entertained government officials. # d2 e! K h; Y$ o& X* G P
9 y0 |* \5 ~6 m5 P* |, M) K- ?- }4 o QOne top customs officer, and even Lai's own brother, testified against him. But his lawyer says their statements were obtained under threat of torture. ! l- W6 z ?* I l) e; R; @8 h
- C/ i% d' M5 v4 Y3 y5 i* xCanada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. / }9 m0 w1 V3 D) C0 z0 E& R' D
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Fourteen people have already been sentenced to death in the smuggling scandal and Lai is convinced he will be killed in prison if Canada deports him.) z3 K5 C* E2 K% a, d
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