涉嫌与九百多宗协助他人非法入境罪行有关的华裔男子 承认四项控罪

加拿大都市网

"No cannabis at border crossings." The signs posted on the Canadian side of Ontario's Thousand Islands crossing into the United States couldn't be more clear. They're punctuated with a logo featuring a pot leaf inside a red circle with a red slash through it. U.S. and Canadian flags fly on the Peace Arch monument at the U.S.-Canadian border near Blaine, Wash., and Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 26, 2018. On Oct. 17, 2018, Canada will become the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace, in contrast to the United States, where the federal government outlaws marijuana while most states allow medical or recreational use for people 21 and older. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ted S. Warren

温哥华一名华裔男子涉嫌与930多宗非法入境卑诗省、再申请难民身份的案件有关,去年9月被捕,被控7项罪名,他周一在列治文省级法院提堂时,承认其中4项控罪,由于在余下控罪中,他仍要面对其中1项走私中国移民入境的罪名审讯,法院未能排期进行判刑聆讯。

62岁被告江信乐(Michael,Shun Lok Kong,译音)周一穿着红色囚衣、戴眼镜和脚镣,由庭警押解出庭,法官问他是否承认7项贩卖人口控罪中的其中4项时,他回答「是」。列治文省级法院原已就案件排期进行正式审讯,但因被告认罪,审讯已搁置,而调查所得的事实资料也毋须列入证据内。

由于余下控罪中,有一项出现争议,可能要进行审讯。检控官向法官表示,该项控罪的审讯日期,需视乎一名主要证人的出庭安排,该证人将从中国前来作供。加拿大政府已与那名证人作出协调,但他在启程前,需先放弃本国永久居民身份。

江信乐将在8月再出庭,预计该项控罪的审讯会于8月底或9月初进行。

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