Xi Mihua case｜Macao media reported that Zhou Zhuohua and the Procuratorate both appealed

Zhou Zhuohua, the founder of Suncity Group, was found guilty of 162 charges. The Macau Superior Court sentenced him to 18 years in prison on the 18th of last month. Macau media quoted multiple sources as saying that Zhou Zhuohua and other defendants had appealed to the Intermediate Court. The Procuratorate also appealed against the verdict.

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Zhou Zhuohua was escorted to the Macau Basic Court on January 18 to await sentencing.

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The appeal period on the 20th ended yesterday (7th). The "Macau Daily" and the online media "Allin Media" reported this evening. According to multiple sources, basically all the people sentenced in the case appealed, including Zhou Zhuohua, Situ Zhihao, Zhang Yiping, Ma Tianlun, Zhang Zhijian, etc., the intermediate court will hear the arguments put forward by the appellant, and the prisoner does not need to attend the public trial.

Lawyer Liang Han representing Zhou Zhuohua did not disclose today whether Zhou will appeal, only saying that "nothing is easy to announce".

▼On November 27, 2021, Zhou Zhuohua was arrested by the Macau judicial police▼

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Xi Mihua was charged with 289 counts and 162 counts were established and sentenced to 18 years in prison

The founder of Suncity Group (1383) "Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua was arrested in Macau in November 2021 and was charged with a total of 289 crimes including establishing and directing a criminal group, money laundering and illegal gambling, which cost the Macau government 8.26 billion yuan gaming tax.

The Macau court will pronounce on January 18 that Zhou Zhuohua founded and led a criminal group, 103 counts of legal gambling in permitted places, 54 counts of equivalent fraud, 3 counts of considerable fraud, 1 count of illegal gambling, and aggravated cleaning He was acquitted of the crime of black money, that is, a total of 162 charges were found.

The judge sentenced him to 18 years in prison for all charges.

▼Zhou Zhuohua's 289 charges▼

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1 count of creating and leading a criminal group (conviction): 12 years in prison

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229 crimes of illegally operating gambling in a licensed place (103 counts): 1 year and 6 months in prison

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54 counts of equivalent fraud (conviction): 5 years in prison

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3 counts of considerable fraud (conviction): 3 years in prison

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1 count of illegal gambling (conviction): 1 year and 6 months in prison

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1 count of aggravated money laundering (excused)

total sentence: 18 years

Nicknamed "Xi Mi Hua", Zhou Zhuohua's business covers gaming, entertainment, film and television and other fields.

(File photo/photo by Fu Xiangding)

In addition to the huge amount of money involved, "Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua also repeatedly burst into golden sentences during the interrogation:

I don't gamble, and I don't know much about table games.

"Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua

Just relying on an Excel report can be charged with 229 crimes.

"Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua

I don't know that Dianjie will become a criminal group or a gangster.

"Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua

▼November 26, 2021 Wenzhou Public Security Bulletin▼

The result of Xi Mihua's sentence?

Macau businessman and founder of Suncity Group (1383), Zhou Zhuohua (nicknamed "Xi Mihua"), was arrested in Macau in November 2021. He was sentenced today (18th) and was convicted of multiple charges, with a total of 162 charges.

The process and golden sentences of Xi Mihua case?

The Xi Mihua case dates back to two years ago, please see the process of the Xi Mihua case.

During the course of the case, Xi Mihua broke out many golden sentences, including "I don't gamble, and I don't know much about table gambling." and so on.

Looking back, Mandy Lieu mortgaged his mansion two weeks before Mihua's arrest to repay Zhou's debts.

Please see for details.

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