Fugitive in rape on train to Moscow gets life term
By Li Qian |
May 19, 2012, Saturday
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A FUGITIVE who raped a woman on a train between Beijing and Moscow 19 years ago, and who also took part in 13 robberies in Russia, was sentenced to life in prison, according to a verdict announced yesterday.
Jia Xiaoming, 53, also was deprived of political rights for life and his personal assets were seized, according to the Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate Court.
The Beijing native boarded the Trans-Siberian Express, which took six days to travel from Beijing and Moscow, on March 10, 1993.
He met a woman surnamed Sun the next day and raped her in her compartment twice, telling her, "If you dared to resist, I would call gangsters to kidnap you."
Between December 1991 and May 1993, Jia, who used the fake name "Gao Jun," and other several partners robbed more than 30 Chinese merchants in railway stations, hotels and private residences in Moscow, the court said.
They robbed US$26,200, as well as more than 1 million rubles (US$32,168) in cash and watches, necklaces and rings. Jia was given US$5,020 and some other goods.
After his crimes came to light in 1993, he began his life on the run, the Procuratorial Daily reported.
On June 25, 2011, Jia was arrested in a video game venue in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after hiding out for more than 18 years.
Guilin police matched his picture with the arrest warrant list after receiving an anonymous tip. Two months later, Jia was transferred to Beijing for further investigation.
More than 60 criminals involved in robberies in Russia 18 years ago have been sentenced in China. Thirty-one of them were given death or life imprisonment.
Jia Xiaoming, 53, also was deprived of political rights for life and his personal assets were seized, according to the Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate Court.
The Beijing native boarded the Trans-Siberian Express, which took six days to travel from Beijing and Moscow, on March 10, 1993.
He met a woman surnamed Sun the next day and raped her in her compartment twice, telling her, "If you dared to resist, I would call gangsters to kidnap you."
Between December 1991 and May 1993, Jia, who used the fake name "Gao Jun," and other several partners robbed more than 30 Chinese merchants in railway stations, hotels and private residences in Moscow, the court said.
They robbed US$26,200, as well as more than 1 million rubles (US$32,168) in cash and watches, necklaces and rings. Jia was given US$5,020 and some other goods.
After his crimes came to light in 1993, he began his life on the run, the Procuratorial Daily reported.
On June 25, 2011, Jia was arrested in a video game venue in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after hiding out for more than 18 years.
Guilin police matched his picture with the arrest warrant list after receiving an anonymous tip. Two months later, Jia was transferred to Beijing for further investigation.
More than 60 criminals involved in robberies in Russia 18 years ago have been sentenced in China. Thirty-one of them were given death or life imprisonment.
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