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BEIJING - China's top court on Tuesday issued a rare but long-awaited statement regarding the final review of a highly controversial death sentence imposed on a former billionaire. 北京：中国最高人民法院在周二召开资讯发布会，表示已经受理了中国亿万富姐吴英的死刑复核案，发布会后，最高法还特意将回应整理成文字材料发给媒体，这在以往的例行发布会中极为少见。吴英案受到媒体和社会各界的广泛关注，此前的死刑判决也是争议不断。 Wu Ying, a 31-year-old businesswoman, was sentenced to death in 2009 by the Jinhua Municipal Court in Zhejiang province for a Ponzi scheme in which she illegally raised 770 million yuan ($122 million) from 11 lenders with the promise of high returns from 2005 to 2007. She lost her appeal to the Zhejiang High People’s Court last month. According to China's criminal code, Wu will face capital punishment if the top court approves the judicial decision. 2009年，浙江省金华市中级人民法院以集资诈骗罪判处被告人吴英死刑。31岁的吴英，于2005年5月至2007年2月间以高回报为承诺，向11名债权人以非法手段集资7.7亿元。2017年1月，浙江省高级人民法院驳回被告人吴英的上诉。根据中国刑法，如果最高人民法院支持此前的判决，那吴英将面临着死刑的命运。 Sun Jungong, spokesman of the Supreme People's Court, said that a judicial review of Wu Ying's death sentence will be conducted "based on facts" and "according to the law". | 
