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. m/ P% s* l8 G9 M) v9 IFederal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man
/ t' T9 M2 a& ZLast Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT
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" ?0 }, c( o+ O, u; p7 Q$ ^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 $10 billion worth of goods.3 b) b* B( X% \9 {6 P
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Lai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press) 1 u, t3 t$ l3 u9 p1 C. m# ^
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.0 {: g6 b- x! D5 d9 X! ^
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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.% k( @ z9 Q3 A- E2 ~- v) 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.
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1 t; M' Z8 |3 iChinese officials says Lai's company was a front for a $10 billion smuggling operation. His headquarters, the government alleges, was a pleasure palace where prostitutes entertained government officials. 9 X$ D0 C9 ^2 ~( O
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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. * z" w' m3 Y2 d+ {- }
" S0 x5 t- J" j5 {& j3 }2 v2 XCanada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. . H: z9 q# Z7 t6 Q V9 v
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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.) L9 f. k( o) a
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