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. U7 J v* ^! N) U: w, iFederal Court stays deportation of China's most wanted man# r( h" N0 ]& Z2 ]3 i. o
Last Updated Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:05:08 EDT $ C$ j7 H; P/ t6 A
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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 $10 billion worth of goods.* G0 E) b3 X M* v5 B$ M% [
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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) ; t( s' o6 c) T( a" q
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.5 ~+ n' e, r% p/ D/ S8 d4 B
* ^2 b5 Z' Q$ _( |1 G3 iHis 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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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. 3 L3 W- {* k4 y3 C4 j& l- x/ o
! }% W0 @! u4 ^) @9 e8 VChinese 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. % I; b6 f& `) A* u ^
4 U8 h+ w+ u, [ y \) 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.
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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. ; |3 O0 @8 @9 ?% c* [6 e
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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.
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