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& ?* o% U* S gFederal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man
. ~9 {$ H4 E- h" m9 v- ]+ [Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT
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5 U4 D- F+ m( O4 C4 |, nA 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 $10 billion worth of goods.
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1 ^' ~4 \+ q/ r- A9 ILai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)
1 w2 w m+ `# n! b2 t2 R. K$ bJustice 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.
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His lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.9 y" T' @) _5 A1 `
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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.
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He 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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6 L6 |/ I/ k" \+ t- |) w# a, `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. 7 Q* ^9 d5 o& w# a
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One top customs officer, and even Lai's own brother, testified against him. But his lawyer says their statements were obtained under threat of torture. 4 K- [4 v3 A2 y' ^0 |4 i0 f
! O/ i; Z' f5 r% R8 |7 [4 g1 PCanada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. " `8 h& r' L/ }% J* @9 W
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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.- v3 T2 p3 j- Q% P# O( D5 G
# H; ?" }" |9 y6 j" m: p+ ?# d[ 本帖最后由 dogyear 于 2006-6-1 12:47 编辑 ] |
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