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Federal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man4 G6 B& [8 E) ]" u& j+ a- T
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT
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' s( p: N# b; E8 h0 CA 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 $10 billion worth of goods.6 ?* t9 W7 [0 n/ J8 o: [2 h
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$ v5 t3 J/ B" |' n& k. KLai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)
% @, R* L1 b9 r" Q3 t$ X, U4 CJustice 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.6 e0 k9 d" a y- k) U; P5 D4 i$ n
$ y0 r- F5 S a$ E; GHis lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.
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2 w' @- y9 y2 `1 Q2 bLai, 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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4 A9 v- A D4 b, x2 \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. / S% R1 f( d# I% a2 i" z- c9 t
6 |8 w* O1 _* m4 j3 C2 D0 K! FChinese officials says Lai's company was a front for a $10 billion smuggling operation. His headquarters, the government alleges, was a pleasure palace where prostitutes entertained government officials.
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8 j/ l7 Z R W# w' u! p3 vOne top customs officer, and even Lai's own brother, testified against him. But his lawyer says their statements were obtained under threat of torture. . \3 ^3 I' B6 [8 \
4 J$ O& ~0 M) t/ m$ cCanada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. ) w/ g7 D6 ~/ Y, o- O4 m- o
- _1 w3 y$ S2 | j* X5 tFourteen 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.$ m/ a+ l6 j3 n
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