Chinese court hands death sentences to 16 people linked to Myanmar crime family
Amid Beijing’s crackdown on cross-border syndicates, notorious gang found to have engaged in fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution
A Chinese court sentenced 16 people linked to a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud group to death on Monday for crimes including fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution.
The Ming family, along with other criminal groups, “killed and injured people involved in fraud who tried to escape or disobeyed them”, according to the report.
The Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court heard that in October 2023 the gang opened fire on its Chinese captives – killing four – to prevent them from being handed over to China.
Five of those sentenced to death were given a two-year reprieve, after which sentences may be commuted to life imprisonment. Among the remaining 11 defendants with no reprieve were Ming Guoping, also known as Mg Myin Shaut Phyin, whose father was Ming Xuechang, a Chinese-Myanmar national who led the Ming crime group.