8月20日晚,在國內(nèi)有關(guān)部門、我駐泰國使館和泰國執(zhí)法部門的大力協(xié)助下,公安部“獵狐行動”工作組將涉嫌組織、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)傳銷活動罪的特大經(jīng)濟(jì)犯罪嫌疑人張某某從泰國成功引渡回國。此案系1999年中泰引渡條約生效后,中國從泰國引渡的首名經(jīng)濟(jì)犯罪嫌疑人。
據(jù)了解,自2012年以來,以犯罪嫌疑人張某某為首的MBI集團(tuán)通過發(fā)行虛擬數(shù)字貨幣的方式,要求參加者繳納700元至24.5萬元人民幣不等的費用獲得平臺會員資格,以高額返利為誘餌,以發(fā)展會員數(shù)量、投入資金數(shù)量作為計酬方式或者返利依據(jù),實施網(wǎng)絡(luò)傳銷違法犯罪活動。該集團(tuán)共發(fā)展會員一千余萬人次,涉案資金超一千億元人民幣。
2020年11月,重慶市公安局依法對張某某立案偵查;2021年3月,國際刑警組織中國國家中心局對其發(fā)布紅色通報。2022年7月21日,泰國警方抓獲張某某。隨后,中方依據(jù)雙邊引渡條約向泰方提出引渡請求。今年5月21日,泰國上訴法院終審裁決將張某某引渡中國,8月14日,泰國政府作出行政決定,支持法院上述終審裁決。
公安部“獵狐行動”辦公室有關(guān)負(fù)責(zé)人表示,張某某的成功引渡,顯示了中國政府維護(hù)公民權(quán)益、捍衛(wèi)法律尊嚴(yán)的堅定決心和意志,是中泰執(zhí)法司法合作的重大成果,對鞏固深化中泰兩國執(zhí)法司法合作具有里程碑式的意義,也將對今后中國和其他國家引渡合作起到積極示范作用。(來源:公安部網(wǎng)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)■