Convicted tycoon asks court for help
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="tycoon">tycoon</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="confiscating">confiscating</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Ying">Ying</span>, <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="businesswomen">businesswomen</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="fundraising">fundraising</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="plea">plea</span>, <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Bense">Bense</span> <span word="Holding">Holding</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dongyang">Dongyang</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007.</p><p><span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="Wencai">Wencai</span>, <span word="Wu">Wu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dongyang">Dongyang</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 9, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jinhua">Jinhua</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>," <span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bense">Bense</span> <span word="Holding">Holding</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sue">sue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indictment">indictment</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dongyang">Dongyang</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Bense">Bense</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="located">located</span>, <span word="confiscated">confiscated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</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> 2009 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> 390 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($63.6 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2005 <span word="and">and</span> 2007. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accused">accused</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indictment">indictment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dongyang">Dongyang</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="froze">froze</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="auctioned">auctioned</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="debts">debts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>.</p>
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