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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court held a public hearing on Tuesday in the case of a criminal gang led by Xu Faqi, also known as Xu Laofa, as part of joint efforts by China and Myanmar to crack down on crime in northern Myanmar that targets Chinese citizens.
More than 57,000 Chinese citizens suspected of involvement in fraud in northern Myanmar have been detained so far, according to China's Ministry of Public Security.
The investigation revealed that, since 2019, a criminal group led by Xu Faqi has used its influence in the Kokang region of northern Myanmar to collaborate with groups engaged in telecom fraud. They subsequently built or leased 14 complexes, recruiting numerous people to commit telephone and online fraud against Chinese citizens.
According to investigations, Xu Faqi, who controlled over 400 militiamen, provided armed protection for these complexes. This allowed the financiers behind these schemes to brutally control, torture, beat, and even kill low-level members of the criminal group.
The criminal organization led by Xu Faqi is suspected of committing numerous crimes, including fraud, intentional injury, illegal detention, and extortion, and is involved in more than 3,400 fraud cases totaling over 1.1 billion yuan (approximately US$155 million).
In September 2023, Chinese police launched a special investigation into Xu Faqi's criminal gang, which operated in the Kokang region. On January 30, 2024, under the China-Myanmar cooperation mechanism on public security, justice, and law enforcement, Myanmar police detained Xu Faqi and handed him over to Chinese authorities. -0-
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