Cambodian authorities said on Jan. 7 that they extradited a billionaire businessman to China after a joint investigation into transnational crime.
Cambodia’s Interior Ministry stated that Chen Zhi, founder and chairman of the Cambodia-based Prince Group, was among three Chinese nationals arrested on Jan. 6, according to Cambodia’s state-run news agency AKP.
Based on a request from Beijing, Cambodian law enforcement authorities carried out an operation to arrest the trio and extradited them to China, the ministry said.
The ministry also confirmed that Chen Zhi’s Cambodian nationality had been revoked by royal decree.
Chinese media showed footage of the tycoon in handcuffs and hooded as he was led off a plane at a Beijing airport by officers, with China’s state broadcaster CCTV describing him as the “leader of a major transnational gambling and fraud crime syndicate”….
Cambodia Extradites Alleged Scam Tycoon Chen Zhi to China
