Zhou Zhuohua, founder of the Macau Suncity Group, was arrested in Macau last November and charged with a total of 289 counts, including founding and directing a criminal group, money laundering and illegal gambling.
Macau media reported that the case was held again today (19th), and Zhou Zhuohua's wife, Chen Huiling, was also present to wait to hear.
ABC TV reported that Zhou Zhuohua denied running a gambling company and money laundering in court, and repeatedly emphasized that he did not participate in gambling, and that power investment and other businesses were carried out in the Philippines and were permitted by the local government.
Zhou Zhuohua, nicknamed "Ximihua", is involved in various fields such as gaming, entertainment, and film and television.
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Trial was not held at the beginning of the month due to the absence of 11 defendants
The trial of the case was originally scheduled to start on September 2. Only 11 defendants were absent. Among them, the 8th defendant, Wang Boling, claimed to be hospitalized, but because he could not provide proof, it was not accepted by the court and was finally rescheduled to today.
According to Macau media reports, the case was heard at the primary court at 2:45 pm today, but there were already people waiting to hear it at 8 am.
Zhou Zhuohua's prison van arrived at the court at 2:15 pm, during which a police car drove the road, and the court had a live broadcast.
The lawsuit pointed out that Zhou Zhuohua was suspected of committing a total of 289 counts, including 1 count of founding and leading a criminal group, 229 counts of illegally operating gambling in licensed places, 57 counts of considerable fraud, 1 count of illegal gambling operations and 1 count. Aggravated money laundering crime.
The government will save 8.26 billion yuan in gaming tax
Zhou Zhuohua is accused of operating a "betting bottom side" business in 229 casinos with the suspect as a criminal group.
The prosecution stated that between March 2013 and March 2021, the illegal group headed by Zhou Zhuohua, operating the “Gambling Bottom Side” in six casinos of casinos, had a gambling capital of HK$823.774 billion, earning at least HK$21.521 billion. illegitimate interests, resulting in a loss of HK$8.26 billion in gaming tax to the SAR government.
Ximihua Case｜Half of the defendants were absent until 9.19 for continued trial Zhou Baihao: Father is in good condition Ximihua Case｜Zhou Zhuohua was accused of directing a criminal group involved in illegal betting of 800 billion yuan. The trial started in September. For a month not to also nail the gambling license Shimihua company held in the Tianxi unit, but the creditor filed a petition to repossess the building