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6 u+ m9 U3 b1 J* AFederal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man) R m( [0 q' P7 M6 Z
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT 5 W- w" j" g# m9 K9 t
CBC News( B" x) r( b9 J" e6 {' V
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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/ p, j+ v! c1 p2 pLai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)
1 T0 R. ?1 D! i1 Q% V) c4 qJustice 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.
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6 p; _1 x! Q% u4 K- G `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.- `( u; |2 j( ~- X/ a
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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. , O+ |: y1 U, h
: M# l1 j9 T/ I1 X9 ?! u& u. {Chinese officials says Lai's company was a front for a $10 billion smuggling operation. His headquarters, the government alleges, was a pleasure palace where prostitutes entertained government officials. ) }5 {. o' s$ d, }8 |) W
, Z4 C/ W1 T+ ]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. , C" o. v* x, D
7 B$ F# E+ Z* U% jCanada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. % W# J; @5 V/ A! K/ Z6 f( `4 E5 b
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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.0 I+ S6 \+ U- Y
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