Graft fugitive Michael Ching Mo Yeung finally admits he is a wanted man in China... but denies any guilt
Vancouver businessman breaks silence to describe the charges against him as 'false and hurtful'
UPDATE: Michael Ching Mo Yeung has commenced legal proceedings against South China Morning Post in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Mr Ching alleges in his lawsuit that this article contains false and defamatory statements, and that the conduct of South China Morning Post and its reporter was malicious, reprehensible, high-handed, and blameworthy.
Vancouver property developer Michael Ching Mo Yeung, who was last week identified as Chinese fugitive Cheng Muyang, has broken his silence to admit that he is wanted on corruption charges in the mainland but denies he is guilty.
In a statement issued to Canadian media over the weekend, Ching’s lawyer David Lunny said his client “had no involvement whatsoever in any graft or corruption”.
“He did not flee from anything and he has never been in hiding,” said the statement.
“He was not then and is not now a fugitive. The accusations which are now made against him by the Chinese government and repeated in the media here are without foundation and they emanated only after a change in the leadership of the Chinese political regime. Anyone familiar with the inadequacies and failings of the criminal justice system in China would certainly endorse his reluctance to place himself at its mercy.”
Ching – a prominent businessman in Vancouver who became a permanent resident of Canada in 1996 but has long been denied Canadian citizenship – was last Wednesday identified by the South China Morning Post as Cheng Muyang.