Thailand extradites gambling kingpin She Zhijiang to China

The Star

Wanted gambling kingpin She Zhijiang is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday (Nov 12), Thai police said, after a Thai court earlier this week upheld an order that followed a legal battle lasting more than three years.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2v4h9y46  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Transcript

00:00Wanted gambling kingpin Sherzhejiang is being extradited from Bangkok to China on Wednesday,

00:07following a Thai court's recent decision to uphold an extradition order

00:10after more than three years of legal proceedings.

00:14The 43-year-old, a Chinese national who also holds a Cambodian passport,

00:19was arrested in August 2022 on an international warrant

00:22and an Interpol red notice requested by Beijing.

00:26China accuses him of running illegal online gambling operations.

00:31A Thai criminal court initially ordered his extradition in May 2024,

00:36and the decision was confirmed on Monday after an appeal by Sherzhejiang's legal team.

00:41Thai authorities said Sherzhe will face trial in China for operating illegal casinos and gambling websites,

00:47using Myanmar as a base for these operations, and laundering money.

00:51China dispatched a plane to collect him from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport

00:55and expressed gratitude to Thai authorities for their cooperation.

01:00Zhao Mengtao, a counselor at the Chinese embassy in Bangkok,

01:04said the extradition demonstrates strong bilateral cooperation in tackling organized crime,

01:10including online gambling and cyber scams.

01:14Sherzhejiang's lawyer, Sanya Ejongdi, described the process as unusual,

01:18but did not elaborate, emphasizing that Sherzhe continues to deny any wrongdoing.

01:24At the time of his arrest, Sherzhe led a gambling empire

01:27that included the 15 billion U.S. dollar Shwekoko Casino,

01:31entertainment, and tourism complex on the Thai-Myanmar border.

01:36In September, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned nine companies and individuals

01:40linked to Shwekoko for connections to regional scams and trafficking networks.

01:45The U.S. Treasury sanctioned nine companies and individuals linked to Shwekoko

01:45for connections to regional scams and trafficking networks.

01:48Shwekoko Casino CHAMPOL 산하기

01:49Salationary litigation

01:51Shwekoko

02:07wat da khons

02:09o

02:13o

Category

Transcript

Be the first to comment

Recommended