Bank chief arrested
(China Daily)Updated: 2007-02-23 10:01 Hearings continued yesterday on the detention of a Chinese banker who disappeared after allegedly siphoning nearly 1 billion yuan ($128 million) from the accounts of his bank customers, Canada's National Post reported.
The whereabouts of Gao Shan, 42, had been a mystery until last Sunday when police and immigration officials arrested him at a Vancouver home.
 Gao Shan(R), former head of the Bank of China in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province [chinanews.cn]  |
Chinese authorities recently openly asked Canada for Gao's extradition, believing Canadian authorities knew where he was.
Statements from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police reveal Gao has been under police surveillance for at least a year. He is now being held for allegedly lying about his occupation when he entered Canada.
His wife, Li Xue, and their 17-year-old daughter were also arrested for misrepresenting information when entering the country.
Gao's wife and daughter were released, but all three family members will have to appear at immigration proceedings on March 6.
Gao, meanwhile, has been held on the grounds that he's a flight risk.
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