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Lai Changxing: Chinese Fugitive Repatriated, Arrested in Airport

By Epoch Times Omid Ghoreishi——--July 24, 2011

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Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing was deported to China and arrested by Chinese police as soon as he landed in the airport on Saturday.
Lai, dubbed "China's most wanted fugitive", is accused of masterminding a $10-billion smuggling ring. He fled China and landed in Canada in 1999, and has been fighting to stay in Canada since then. Earlier this month, a few days ahead of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird's July 18-20 trip to China, Lai was arrested by Canadian authorities and slated to be deported. His lawyer asked for another hearing for Lai's case, arguing Lai will face torture and execution if returned to China. More...

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