Child trafficking gang boss sentenced to death
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June 17, 2012, Sunday
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A Chinese woman has been sentenced to death for abducting and trafficking 223 infants over a period of less than a year, a court said yesterday.
Jiang Kaizhi, 51, was convicted and sentenced Friday by Qujing Intermediate People's Court in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The court said Jiang was the leader of a trafficking ring that abducted and bought infants from the province and transported them to be sold in central China's Henan Province from late 2009 to August 2010. The group made 30,000 yuan (US$4,713) for each baby boy and 20,000 yuan for each baby girl, the court said.
The court said 35 others involved in the trafficking ring, aged between 20 and 65, were sentenced Friday to prison for terms ranging from three years to life.
Chief Judge Li Xuesong said in the verdict that Chinese courts usually mete out harsh punishments against traffickers but have failed to adequately penalize baby buyers, causing the black market for infants to thrive.
Jiang Kaizhi, 51, was convicted and sentenced Friday by Qujing Intermediate People's Court in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The court said Jiang was the leader of a trafficking ring that abducted and bought infants from the province and transported them to be sold in central China's Henan Province from late 2009 to August 2010. The group made 30,000 yuan (US$4,713) for each baby boy and 20,000 yuan for each baby girl, the court said.
The court said 35 others involved in the trafficking ring, aged between 20 and 65, were sentenced Friday to prison for terms ranging from three years to life.
Chief Judge Li Xuesong said in the verdict that Chinese courts usually mete out harsh punishments against traffickers but have failed to adequately penalize baby buyers, causing the black market for infants to thrive.
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