A jailed Australian former Rio Tinto executive has opted not to appeal his 10-year sentence for bribery and commercial spying in China, his lawyer said Thursday. The case has rattled foreign businesses and prompted Australia to criticize secrecy surrounding the trial. Hu, the manager in charge of Rio Tinto's China iron ore business, and three Chinese coworkers were detained in July during price negotiations with Chinese steel mills. They pleaded guilty. Observers said the sentences were unusually severe.
April 09, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A jailed Australian former Rio Tinto executive has opted not to appeal his 10-year sentence for bribery and commercial spying, his lawyer said Thursday, in a case that rattled foreign businesses and prompted Australia to criticize secrecy surrounding the trial.
In a brief text message, lawyer Jin Chunqing said Stern Hu told him of his decision in a meeting at the Shanghai detention house. He did not comment further.
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