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0 C) R5 `. g D5 h$ V1 s! lFederal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man' \6 T* b; s) E, u
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT . U n( C$ o5 w1 @3 f, n
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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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, E9 |7 u) W' Z7 W! RLai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press) 1 {2 `' r" o# ~5 {& @; G
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. @+ b6 q( r; L# u2 Y
8 d, w m+ v- F, w3 y; R9 UHis lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.
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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.
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7 f% z5 [ p4 P: p/ t7 Q KHe 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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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. 6 V. G# z/ @# a: W/ ^
* U& p: s& V) 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.
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0 x& D0 S& Z) S! t' \! \Canada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. 3 ~5 u( u2 K1 u. a' H
- y2 U* E, M* YFourteen 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.- p! R+ V( X- {5 t8 S: W9 b3 Y
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