英语新闻丨犯罪团伙成员因杀人及电信诈骗罪获刑

Five members of a 21-person family-run syndicate based in northern Myanmar were sentenced to death by a Chinese court on Tuesday for multiple charges, including crimes that resulted in the deaths of six Chinese nationals.

周二，中国某法院对缅甸北部一个21人家庭式犯罪团伙中的5名成员判处死刑，其罪名包括致6名中国公民死亡等多项罪行。

Two other syndicate members received the death penalty with a two-year reprieve, while five were given life imprisonment. The remaining nine members were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to 20 years, along with corresponding supplementary penalties such as fines, confiscation of property and deportation, according to the ruling announced by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong province.

据广东省深圳市中级人民法院宣读的判决结果显示，该团伙另有2名成员被判处死刑、缓期二年执行，5名成员被判处无期徒刑，剩余9名成员被判处3年至20年不等的有期徒刑，同时还被处以罚金、没收财产、驱逐出境等相应附加刑。

The court found the defendants guilty of 12 crimes, including fraud, intentional homicide and intentional injury. The court explained the sentences were handed down based on each individual's level of criminal involvement, the specific circumstances of their offenses and the measure of harm caused to society.

法院认定，上述被告人犯有诈骗罪、故意杀人罪、故意伤害罪等12项罪名。法院解释称，此次量刑是根据每名被告人的犯罪参与程度、具体犯罪情节以及对社会造成的危害程度依法作出的。

Following an investigation, the court said the syndicate, headed by Bay Saw Chain and Bay Yin Chin, used its influence and armed forces in Myanmar's Kokang region to set up 41 compounds through independent and joint development.

经调查查明，以白所成、白应苍为首的该犯罪团伙，利用其在缅甸果敢地区的势力及武装力量，通过独立开发与合作开发的方式，设立了41个据点。

Having persuaded others to provide funds and armed support, they worked with these financiers and weapons dealers to carry out criminal activities, including telecom fraud, intentional killings, extortion, kidnapping and forcing people into prostitution, the court noted.

法院指出，该团伙拉拢他人提供资金与武装支持，并与这些资金提供者及军火商相互勾结，实施电信诈骗、故意杀人、敲诈勒索、绑架、强迫卖淫等犯罪活动。

The syndicate's offenses led to the deaths of six Chinese nationals, the suicide of another Chinese national and injuries to several others. The amount of money involved in its gambling and fraud operations exceeded 29 billion yuan ($4 billion).Bay Yin Chin also colluded with others to smuggle and manufacture approximately 11 metric tons of methamphetamine, it added.

该团伙的犯罪行为已导致6名中国公民死亡、1名中国公民自杀，另有数人受伤。其涉赌及涉诈骗资金规模超过290亿元人民币（约合40亿美元）。法院补充称，白应苍还伙同他人走私、制造甲基苯丙胺（冰毒）约11吨。

The syndicate was found to have committed widespread telecom scams targeting Chinese people since 2015.

经查，该团伙自2015年起便针对中国公民实施大规模电信诈骗活动。

In November 2023, China's Ministry of Public Security instructed the Shenzhen police to handle the case, and ringleaders Bay Saw Chain and Bay Yin Chin were soon apprehended and handed over to Chinese police.

2023年11月，中国公安部指令深圳市警方侦办此案，团伙头目白所成、白应苍随后被迅速抓获，并移交中国警方。

In recent years, with intensified joint law enforcement cooperation and anti-fraud operations between China and Myanmar, a number of cases have entered the judicial system. For instance, in late September, a court in Zhejiang province convicted 39 members of another family-run syndicate based in northern Myanmar of 14 offenses, including fraud and intentional homicide. Among them, 11 defendants were sentenced to death.

近年来，随着中国与缅甸加强联合执法合作及反诈骗行动，多起跨境犯罪案件已进入司法审理程序。例如，9月底，浙江省某法院对缅甸北部另一个家庭式犯罪团伙的39名成员作出判决，认定该团伙犯有诈骗罪、故意杀人罪等14项罪名，其中11名被告人被判处死刑。

Data released by the Ministry of Public Security in July showed Chinese police had solved nearly 1.74 million cases of telecom fraud during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period. The joint operations dismantled more than 2,000 overseas fraud centers and led to the capture of over 80,000 suspects.

中国公安部7月发布的数据显示，“十四五”规划期间（2021-2025年），中国警方已破获电信诈骗案件近174万起。通过联合行动，警方捣毁境外诈骗窝点超2000个，抓获犯罪嫌疑人逾8万名。

syndicate

/ˈsɪndɪkət/

n.犯罪团伙