(Observer Network News) Li Zhenhao, an extra who once starred in the Taiwanese gangster movie "The Corner", was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Taiwanese court for "criminal and serious crimes" at the first trial last year for luring 88 people to go to Cambodia to work as "piglets". . According to China Times Electronic News, on April 30, the court rejected the appeal and still sentenced Li Zhenhao to 18 years in the second instance, while the other accomplices were sentenced to 9 to 16 and a half years.
Li Zhenhao, data picture
According to the court ruling, after Li Zhenhao participated in the movie "Jiaotou", he independently established the "Dongxinhui" organization of the same name as the gangster in the film, and ran a nightclub in Zhongshan District, Taipei City before the outbreak, but due to the epidemic The impact caused poor business and decided to engage in human trafficking.
In February 2022, another group of men, Lin Jinyu, who was also trafficking piglets, took refuge with Li Zhenhao's smuggling group with a gun. They used social platforms to publish false advertisements, falsely claiming to work in Cambodia as typists, customer service and other easy, high-paying jobs. They would also help the applicants handle air tickets, passports, accommodation and other matters. When the victims were deceived, Li Nan and His accomplices will sell these "piglets" to Cambodian fraud groups for US$17,000 to US$18,000.
After the victims arrived in Cambodia, they were forced to engage in fraud. Their passports were taken away and they were required to pay a high ransom before they could return to Taiwan. Their personal freedoms were severely restricted. If they disobeyed or performed poorly, they would be beaten, corporally punished, and imprisoned. They were put into small dark rooms and even resold.
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