07-08-2014, 09:31 PM
Death Sentences in Chinese Gangland Case Upheld
A Chinese appeals court on Thursday upheld a death sentence for former mining tycoon Liu Han and a clutch of associates convicted earlier this year in a sensational gangland crime case.
Mr. Liu, a onetime billionaire who controlled privately held conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Group, was sentenced in May along with his brother and more than 30 other associates for running a mafia-style gang that used murder, extortion and bid-rigging to enrich themselves to pay for luxurious lifestyles. In Thursday’s decision, the Hubei Provincial Higher People’s Court said it upheld the lower court’s death sentences for some of the accused and lengthy jail terms for others.
In a statement, the court said that “clear facts and complete evidence” uphold the lower court’s conclusion that Mr. Liu was responsible for “organizing and leading a gang, intentional homicide and assault, illegal detention, blackmail, illegal possession and trading of guns and ammunition, and defrauding banks, establishing illegal gambling centers, harboring criminal suspect, etc.”
Death sentences in China are automatically appealed to the country’s Supreme Court. While China has taken active steps to limit the number of convicts executed annually,
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A Chinese appeals court on Thursday upheld a death sentence for former mining tycoon Liu Han and a clutch of associates convicted earlier this year in a sensational gangland crime case.
Mr. Liu, a onetime billionaire who controlled privately held conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Group, was sentenced in May along with his brother and more than 30 other associates for running a mafia-style gang that used murder, extortion and bid-rigging to enrich themselves to pay for luxurious lifestyles. In Thursday’s decision, the Hubei Provincial Higher People’s Court said it upheld the lower court’s death sentences for some of the accused and lengthy jail terms for others.
In a statement, the court said that “clear facts and complete evidence” uphold the lower court’s conclusion that Mr. Liu was responsible for “organizing and leading a gang, intentional homicide and assault, illegal detention, blackmail, illegal possession and trading of guns and ammunition, and defrauding banks, establishing illegal gambling centers, harboring criminal suspect, etc.”
Death sentences in China are automatically appealed to the country’s Supreme Court. While China has taken active steps to limit the number of convicts executed annually,
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China starting to chop chop chop...