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Federal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man
9 L) _: W8 V R7 [# Z. wLast Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT
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+ Y+ X- }( W8 i+ |" UA 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 $10 billion worth of goods.1 X4 J* k4 l6 x5 M
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1 `, h' ]( P! ?+ Z: ?Lai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)
' Z: X) h5 x& }. B1 _! yJustice Carolyn Layden-Stevenson said Lai should be allowed to remain in Canada while he launches further appeals to the federal deportation order — a process likely to take many months or longer.8 X* k, C, k/ M* G$ K4 w
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His lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.7 }9 A( f, P- h* z0 ?8 E
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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.4 P- y/ w5 s9 g% x+ k P) Y
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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. 0 |. f" g3 }) S* L" a, Z5 p
. I7 N' e" H: g1 Q1 f9 S6 BChinese 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. ) r( z! K# \' u" X, K! h' s
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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.
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Canada 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 z- F' B4 q: M2 XFourteen 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.
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