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China sentences 3 people to death for running brutal scam centers in Myanmar
- On Tuesday, the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei, and Liao Jingfang to death for their involvement in the "Wei family criminal gang" operating brutal scam centers in Myanmar's Kokang region.
- State broadcaster CCTV described the group as the "most violent criminal force in northern Myanmar," having created an "iron triangle of political, military, and business criminal activities" through 14 large-scale scam compounds that netted more than $1.8 billion.
- Luring "large numbers" of Chinese nationals through fake promises of high wages, the gang left victims bound with iron chains and bullet holes in their skulls, crimes including murder, drug trafficking, and prostitution.
- Beyond the death sentences, three other gang members received life sentences, while 55 others were given prison terms ranging from 24 years to three years and three months, the court said.
- China has stepped up cooperation with Southeast Asian nations to crack down on these networks, following earlier executions of members from the "Ming family criminal gang" in January and the Bai clan the following month.
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China has sentenced to death three key figures in the Wei family criminal network operating in Myanmar.
China sentences 3 from Myanmar telecom fraud ring to death
China on Tuesday sentenced three leading members of a criminal gang led by the Wei family to death. The gang carried out criminal activities, including telecom fraud and gambling, in Myanmar.Three others were sentenced to life imprisonment, while another
·Beijing, China
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3 others receive life imprisonment as Beijing intensifies crackdown on cross-border telecom fraud, gambling networks
·Ankara, Türkiye
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
14%
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