Ex-tycoon spared capital punishment
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="tycoon">tycoon</span>, <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="fundraising">fundraising</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="commuted">commuted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="reprieve">reprieve</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Ying">Ying</span>, 31, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confiscated">confiscated</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="court">court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bense">Bense</span> <span word="Holding">Holding</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2009 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defrauding">defrauding</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 380 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> 770 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="from">from</span> 11 <span word="lenders">lenders</span>, <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="returns">returns</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2005 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2007, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> 380 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uncovered">uncovered</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="amassed">amassed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="deceit">deceit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="province">province</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="upheld">upheld</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 18, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="sentencing">sentencing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 20.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>.</p><p><span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="commuted">commuted</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="questionable">questionable</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="incorrect">incorrect</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="collegiate">collegiate</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>.</p>
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