"China has executed 11 people who were convicted of being part of criminal gangs in Myanmar, including "key members" of telecom fraud operations, Chinese state media reported on Thursday. The 11 were found guilty and sentenced to death in September by a court in Wenzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province, Xinhua news agency said. Executed for murder, illegal detention, fraud and gambling The executed criminals included members of the "Ming family criminal group," state media said."
"According to the Supreme People's Court (SPC), which reviewed the case after the 11 defendants appealed the verdict, the funds involved in the fraud operations and gambling exceeded 10 billion yuan (around 1.2 billion or $1.4 billion). "The gangs also intentionally murdered, assaulted, and illegally detained people involved in fraud, resulting in the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and causing injuries to others," Xinhua reported."
Eleven people were executed after being found guilty and sentenced to death in September by a court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, for crimes including intentional homicide, intentional injury, illegal detention, fraud and operating gambling establishments. The defendants were members of organized criminal groups that established multiple operational bases in Myanmar to run telecom fraud and illegal gambling operations dating back to 2015. The Supreme People's Court reported that the schemes involved more than 10 billion yuan in funds. The gangs intentionally murdered, assaulted and illegally detained people, causing 14 Chinese deaths and other injuries. Scam compounds have proliferated in Southeast Asia, often staffed by trafficked foreigners.
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