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Thailand court orders extradition to China of alleged online gambling kingpin
The extradition clears the way for She Zhijiang to face charges in China related to 239 illegal gambling websites and casinos, with assets over 12.63 trillion baht, prosecutors said.
- On Nov 10, the Thai court of appeal upheld an extradition order for She Zhijiang, the state prosecutor said, confirming the Nov 6 verdict and ordering his transfer to China within 90 days.
- According to Chinese authorities, he founded and ran 239 illegal online gambling websites and operated two casinos at Shwe Kokko, a complex on the Thai-Myanmar border.
- Arrested in August 2022 in Bangkok on an Interpol red notice requested by Beijing, She and his legal team denied wrongdoing and challenged Thailand's extradition law, a challenge rejected last month.
- The US Treasury Department in September sanctioned nine companies and individuals tied to Shwe Kokko, while the US and British governments also imposed sanctions on She, a prominent figure among Asia's alleged cybercrime operators.
- Border areas between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have become hubs for online fraud, earning billions of dollars from trafficking of hundreds of thousands forced to work, the United Nations says.
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Thailand court orders extradition to China of alleged online gambling kingpin
An appeals court in Thailand has approved the extradition to China of She Zhijiang, accused by Beijing of having run over 200 illegal online gambling operations.
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AlKhaleej TodayThai court orders extradition of Chinese scam hub tycoon to China
BANGKOK, Nov 10 — A tycoon linked to illegal scam hub operations on the Thai-Myanmar border will be extradited to face criminal charges in China, a court in Bangkok ordered on Monday.Chinese businessman She Zhijiang, 43, has been in a detention in Thailand since 2022, fighting an extradition request from Beijing over his mega projects and gambling ventures in Shwe Kokko, Myanmar.He holds Cambodian citizenship and has been on the run from Chinese…
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