Five Myanmar gang members sentenced in China


Xu Faqi (front, second right) is repatriated from Myanmar to China on Jan 30, 2024. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY via China Daily/ANN

CHONGQING, China: Five members of a notorious Myanmar-based criminal group were sentenced for six criminal charges, including fraud and intentional injury, by a court in Chongqing on Friday (Jan 30).

Xu Faqi, the group's ringleader, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, while four other members received sentences ranging from 14 years to life imprisonment, based on each person's criminal acts, circumstances, and the degree of harm caused to society, according to the ruling announced by the Chongqing No 5 Intermediate People's Court.

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