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Federal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man9 ~! N. {" d* J; \
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT ( O" t% t% V8 `- J' N, {" L+ t6 Q
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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 $10 billion worth of goods./ c0 D: O( j4 i* i% k
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Lai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)
* s3 R: |4 G1 S1 Z- [Justice Carolyn Layden-Stevenson said Lai should be allowed to remain in Canada while he launches further appeals to the federal deportation order — a process likely to take many months or longer.2 {, {( V" o- w" z% n2 h
M* v( m6 j) I2 X$ `* a3 ?# pHis lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.
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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. 5 ]* T, U U1 j. f1 _. v
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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.
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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. $ K/ l$ v9 z, X' B+ T
* C/ U2 c! K# \" [" v; {! a6 HCanada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed.
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1 |6 S O) D0 K o0 j( wFourteen 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.2 q2 R. a$ c {$ O7 ~8 T9 d9 |
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