SENTENCES (CRIMINAL PROCEDURE) – CHINA

Australian academic Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence by Chinese court

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Original article by Helen Davidson, Ben Doherty, Paul Karp
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 6-Feb-24

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the federal government is appalled by the decision of a Chinese court to impose a suspended death sentence on Australian academic Yang Hengjun. An Australian citizen who was born in China, he was arrested in 2019 at Guangzhou airport, accused of spying for an undisclosed foreign country, and has been in detention ever since. A spokesperson for his family said the court’s decision was at the "extreme end of worst expectations", while Human Rights Watch’s Australia director, Daniela Gavshon, said Yang’s sentence was "catastrophic".

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Crown’s get-out-of-jail card

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Original article by Angus Grigg, Lisa Murray
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 27-Jun-17

Nineteen current and former employees of Crown Resorts pleaded guilty to gambling-related charges in a Shanghai court on 26 June 2017. They included three Australian citizens, among them senior executive Jason O’Connor. He was given a 10-month jail sentence, which includes time already spent in custody. The 19 were also served with fines totalling more than $A1.7 million, which Crown will pay on their behalf. Observers stated that the jail terms were shorter than expected, with the sentences including time served.

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