中国从泰国引渡一名特大经济犯罪嫌疑人
8月20日晚,在国内有关部门、我驻泰国使馆和泰国执法部门的大力协助下,公安部“猎狐行动”工作组将涉嫌组织、领导传销活动罪的特大经济犯罪嫌疑人张某某从泰国成功引渡回国。此案系1999年中泰引渡条约生效后,中国从泰国引渡的首名经济犯罪嫌疑人。
据了解,自2012年以来,以犯罪嫌疑人张某某为首的MBI集团通过发行虚拟数字货币的方式,要求参加者缴纳700元至24.5万元人民币不等的费用获得平台会员资格,以高额返利为诱饵,以发展会员数量、投入资金数量作为计酬方式或者返利依据,实施网络传销违法犯罪活动。该集团共发展会员一千余万人次,涉案资金超一千亿元人民币。
2020年11月,重庆市公安局依法对张某某立案侦查;2021年3月,国际刑警组织中国国家中心局对其发布红色通报。2022年7月21日,泰国警方抓获张某某。随后,中方依据双边引渡条约向泰方提出引渡请求。今年5月21日,泰国上诉法院终审裁决将张某某引渡中国,8月14日,泰国政府作出行政决定,支持法院上述终审裁决。
公安部“猎狐行动”办公室有关负责人表示,张某某的成功引渡,显示了中国政府维护公民权益、捍卫法律尊严的坚定决心和意志,是中泰执法司法合作的重大成果,对巩固深化中泰两国执法司法合作具有里程碑式的意义,也将对今后中国和其他国家引渡合作起到积极示范作用。(来源:公安部网站)■
China Extradites Suspect of 100-billion-yuan Financial Crime From Thailand
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese law enforcement agencies extradited a suspect from Thailand on Tuesday in connection with a major financial criminal case involving more than 100 billion yuan (14 billion U.S. dollars), China's Ministry of Public Security announced Friday.
The man surnamed Zhang is the first financial criminal suspect extradited to China from Thailand since the two countries' extradition treaty took effect in 1999, according to the ministry.
Zhang was discovered to have led a pyramid scam operation under the guise of issuing virtual currency since 2012. The public security organ of Chongqing Municipality launched an investigation into Zhang in 2020, and an Interpol Red Notice was issued in March 2021.
Zhang was captured by Thai police in 2022, and was ordered to be extradited to China following a sentence made by Thailand's Appeals Court in May of this year, a decision later supported by the Thai government.(Source:Xinhua)■