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Lai Will Face Torture if Sent Back to China, Says Lawyer

By Epoch Times Omid Ghoreishi ——--July 21, 2011

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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird denies any connection between the timing of his China trip and the sudden arrest and decision to deport “China’s most wanted fugitive” Lai Changxing.
The matter is before the courts, Baird says, and the ministry is not allowed to get involved in the decision. The timing is reminiscent of Chinese Leader Hu Jintao’s 2005 trip to Canada, when a mere few days before his arrival Lai was denied an appeals hearing by the Supreme Court to reverse a decision denying him refugee status. Full article

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