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( ~1 A- b: I$ Z9 PFederal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man
& m" h" t$ S9 P. S4 CLast Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT
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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 $10 billion worth of goods.
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& [" {' c* n2 N+ q$ e/ QLai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press) 2 u& T s; {. l y
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.
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His lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.# a% V d8 w; S S" O
: c6 b c% e9 y) tLai, 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.% `7 z6 B* ?% Q7 y/ H
, }+ J, O+ n! f) `# jHe 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. # X$ i* B8 R- \
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Chinese officials says Lai's company was a front for a $10 billion smuggling operation. His headquarters, the government alleges, was a pleasure palace where prostitutes entertained government officials.
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One top customs officer, and even Lai's own brother, testified against him. But his lawyer says their statements were obtained under threat of torture.
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Canada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed.
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5 o; w) f% a' x% }0 V! z( {- uFourteen people have already been sentenced to death in the smuggling scandal and Lai is convinced he will be killed in prison if Canada deports him.+ Z$ g, z* j, l$ N0 d
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