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( A* B4 p% r- c ~Federal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man, Z) t4 i" F ^/ o/ W9 \& D- h
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT 2 U, I& A* B l( p1 U
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|+ I+ B+ Z, p- W4 C4 k" N6 W! m# PA 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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Lai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)
* V4 v4 b' y) J0 i! JJustice 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.* Z" r/ [3 o7 i
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His 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.& V S2 Y8 d- W4 D1 ~& Y4 D" x" N) o
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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. ! t) q9 P3 ^; K9 w+ B) [
9 C; C9 o. Q5 y; d6 k- lChinese officials says Lai's company was a front for a $10 billion smuggling operation. His headquarters, the government alleges, was a pleasure palace where prostitutes entertained government officials. 2 a$ l0 s3 T+ Q* S, ^5 c, k& x- W
1 z- W, a& r+ |0 w0 V D8 T1 R! aOne 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. " }- ^( s" E8 r9 F$ S9 p9 C2 A
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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.) k3 D7 c Q! F; S5 A. L8 q
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