The question of an American businessmans nationality has taken centre stage in his trial on 10 serious criminal charges - including accusations of being an organised crime boss - in a Guangzhou court. Vincent Wu, 57, who has business interests in fruit trading and property development in Huizhou , is being tried as a Chinese national even though he holds a US passport. Wu is accused of participating in a number of organised criminal activities, including kidnapping, fraud, assault, arson, running a casino and possession of ammunition. He is one of 34 defendents being tried at the Guangzhou Intermediate Peoples Court, The charges have been denied by Wu and his daughter, Anna Wu, who claim Wus elder brother and business rivals bribed Huizhou police to fabricate the charges. They hope that proving Wus US citizenship could help his plight. We must prove that he is a American citizen, otherwise the whole sentencing is going to be different, Wu said. The court cited a Ministry of Public Security statement deeming Wu to be a Chinese national, as he entered the mainland using his Hong Kong residents home-return card. China does not recognise dual citizenship.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:14:38 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015