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Emma Kazaryan

Emma Kazaryan is a multimedia journalist based in New York City.
Emma Kazaryan is a multimedia journalist based in New York City.

Ex-Hong Kong minister Patrick Ho gets 3-year sentence after tearful apology

Ho was given credit for time already served so will spend an additional 20 months behind bars, and must pay a US$400,000 fine.

The former Hong Kong minister was found guilty by a federal court of offering millions of dollars in bribes to African officials and now faces jail time in the United States.

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Former Senegalese foreign minister says he regrets making claims about nation’s diplomatic recognition of Beijing in 2005, during third day of testimony in New York.

Defendant also apologised to President Idriss Deby, who felt insulted and disrespected after finding money in boxes from him and CEFC China Energy representatives.

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