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China court slams businessman with 17-yr jail term for inciting protests

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China court slams businessman with 17-yr jail term for inciting protests

A court in China has slammed business tycoon Zhang Tianming with a 17-year-jail term for inciting protests after police investigations into his activities.

The businessman who ran a 100 billion yuan pyramid scheme and nine other staff from his company, Shenzhen-based Shan Xin Hui, were found guilty in a hearing on Friday.

They were found guilty of running a multi-level marketing company and of disturbing social order after using social media to organise a public protest involving more than 600 people from his marketing platform.

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The Shuangpai County People’s Court in central Hunan province handed Zhang a 100 million yuan in fine.

Nearly 6 million people and over 100 billion yuan ($14.48 billion) were involved in the scheme, the court said.

The nine other executives were handed prison sentences ranging from 18 months to 10 years, it said.

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