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Federal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man8 J" e! r7 F# I1 A2 r: Y e
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT " E s) f! Q3 P$ f6 ?) R e
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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 $10 billion worth of goods.
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Lai Changxing will be able to stay in Canada while appealing his deportation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press) : m6 k" H' Q9 R
Justice Carolyn Layden-Stevenson said Lai should be allowed to remain in Canada while he launches further appeals to the federal deportation order — a process likely to take many months or longer.
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3 p* M* z" k4 ^His lawyer has said he will appeal the deportation to the United Nations if necessary.
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Lai, a billionaire who has been living in Vancouver and fighing the deportation order for years, claims he will be killed if he was deported back to China.
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Y& b9 h% }. [# kHe maintains he is just a fall guy in China's crackdown on corruption, but Canada's Immigration Department has ruled he is a fugitive and not a refugee. China said he is guilty of tax evasion and bribery. 4 R% a: z+ s0 R$ C6 C% H# L$ a5 u
! Y3 H1 f# S7 y1 { yChinese officials says Lai's company was a front for a $10 billion smuggling operation. His headquarters, the government alleges, was a pleasure palace where prostitutes entertained government officials. L, t8 ^( s9 b T) k; ]
# Q! ]3 m: ^* a8 z$ eOne top customs officer, and even Lai's own brother, testified against him. But his lawyer says their statements were obtained under threat of torture. : u% y# @; `! w5 @ \
7 j. o0 B: `, i: }Canada has received diplomatic assurances that Lai will be spared execution. But Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has said Lai ought to be executed. 1 T% e0 L; @/ A
0 b q8 l4 k8 k8 t, o* C+ bFourteen 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.
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