Overview
- Thai police said She Zhijiang was flown out of Bangkok on Wednesday after an appeals court upheld an extradition order earlier in the week.
- Authorities say he will face trial in China on charges of running illegal casinos and hundreds of gambling websites, laundering money, and using Myanmar as a base.
- China dispatched a plane to collect him and its embassy praised Thai coordination, with both sides signaling closer work against online fraud networks.
- She was arrested in August 2022 on an international warrant and Interpol red notice; he also holds Cambodian citizenship and is tied to Myanmar’s Shwe Kokko development.
- The U.S. and U.K. have sanctioned She and related entities, while his lawyers deny the allegations and warn of due-process and human-rights risks in China.