 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/n ... ai-deportation.html' D# V) R+ d, _, l/ V0 ^
% i/ d! e' f9 [7 [& N% _5 W
Federal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man
" d' h/ O; A: O2 {+ L; `$ { zLast Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT 9 n$ [3 U) @8 _7 w: `$ r) k6 T, Z
CBC News0 Z: T8 Y( K5 S
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.1 S5 R- G' d3 s+ t0 D3 p
" D# Z9 Z# B7 \5 P9 A, c
; C; v2 c& V T) K0 B" u1 r
Lai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press) ( ]% l0 O# @3 s
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.
+ y X! d9 s/ }% V
$ E6 z* B1 @" m/ N' yHis lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.
+ {* W/ S( M, R4 Q/ J. S* ?! N% Z7 v% x: t- Q- `. i9 t
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.
# h* f8 M" D2 Q2 _# M- e
2 H* ~9 V: d' l* {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.
0 N8 y! r! ]9 U6 _% B1 K: a9 l5 j3 R- ]# _" W, f) o! T3 B
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.
/ d5 O% I* S: R, g
$ k5 ?: K! |$ l! L7 n3 WOne 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 L% h& I' j4 p1 H
$ A4 I6 M. l8 M: \& g# |$ K7 l! YCanada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. * f. T! Y% y/ r# Z! j
) G% M9 _( j( a9 z" jFourteen 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.
3 U S8 K& e% }! k6 a, ?* |' e# L7 i0 V1 z' x
[ 本帖最后由 dogyear 于 2006-6-1 12:47 编辑 ] |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2006-6-1 12:46
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2006-6-1 17:28
