(Comprehensive news from Beijing/Hong Kong) Recently, there have been wild rumors on the Chinese Internet that Lai Changxing, the principal culprit in the Xiamen Yuanhua Group smuggling case who was sentenced to life imprisonment, died of myocardial infarction last Thursday in prison.Hong Kong media yesterday quoted his family members to deny the rumors, but confirmed that Lai Changxing is indeed in poor health and suffers from various diseases.
According to a report from Sing Tao Daily yesterday, Lai Changxing has served six years in prison in Zhangzhou, Fujian.Regarding the news of Lai Changxing's death on the Internet, his family made it clear the day before yesterday that it was purely a rumor and there was no such thing.
Weibo bloggers publicly apologize for spreading rumors
According to the relevant department quoted by the Beijing News last night, Lai Changxing is still serving his sentence.The above-mentioned rumors were fermented after being spread by a Weibo blogger, and the blogger involved has publicly issued an apology.
59-year-old Lai Changxing is the founder of Yuanhua Group. He fled to Canada for 12 years and was deported to China in 2011.In May of the following year, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for smuggling and bribery, and all his property was confiscated.
According to official reports, from its establishment in 1994 to the incident in 1999, Yuanhua Group has been engaged in smuggling and criminal activities for five years, causing losses of 83 billion yuan (RMB, about S$16.7 billion) to the Chinese state.The case also led to the dismissal of a large number of officials, and several officials were sentenced to death.
It is reported that Lai Changxing suffers from heart disease, diabetes and cardiovascular blockage.Legal Daily reported in September 2013 that Lai Changxing was suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes, coronary heart disease and other diseases during his absconding abroad.In the early morning of a certain day, Lai Changxing's condition suddenly deteriorated, and the prison took emergency measures to send him to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, and the condition was successfully controlled.
