A Canadian judge upheld the deportation on Thursday of one of China’s most wanted fugitives, calling him a “common criminal.”
加拿大法官周四支持将被中国通缉逃亡加拿大的通缉犯赖昌星遣送回国的决定，称其为“普通罪犯”。

The suspect, Lai Changxing, could be returned to China as early as Saturday, said Helen Park, the government’s lawyer.
据悉赖昌星最早可能在周六被遣返中国，政府律师Helen Park说。

Mr. Lai’s lawyer, David Matas, had asked Canada’s Federal Court to stay his client’s deportation, arguing he would not get a fair trial in his native country.
赖昌星的律师David Matas向法庭申请先暂缓他当事人赖昌星的驱逐令，他说赖昌星回国不会得到公平的裁决。

Mr. Lai, who is accused of masterminding a huge smuggling operation that robbed the Chinese government of millions of dollars in unpaid taxes, has been fighting his deportation to China for 12 years. He has long maintained that he could be tortured or killed if he were returned to his home country.
赖昌星在中国被控策划巨额走私，骗取中国政府上亿税额，后逃亡国外，12年来一直在努力不被遣返回国。他一直声称自己回国将会遭到虐待甚至被判处死刑。

Chinese officials have assured Canada that Mr. Lai would not be executed or tortured and would get a fair trial with access to a lawyer if he is returned to face charges.
中国政府则向加拿大表示赖昌星回国后不会被立即处以死刑或遭到迫害，赖昌星在中国有权雇请律师为自己辩护，并得到公平的审判。

背景新闻：加拿大《环球华报》总编辑黄运荣在接受中新网记者采访时介绍，赖昌星是当地时间本月7日被加拿大边境服务局拘捕的。20日，加拿大移民暨难民局对赖昌星拘留7天后聆讯做出判决结果，以羁押理由不充分，裁决赖昌星获有条件保释。21日，加拿大联邦法庭开始聆讯赖昌星遣返案，审理赖昌星提出延缓遣返的要求。

赖昌星与家人1999年8月13日以旅游身份进入加拿大。2000年3月旅游签证到期，加拿大发出有条件离境令。同年6月，赖昌星夫妇提出所谓“难民”申请，但一直遭加拿大政府拒绝。
（以上中文报道转自网易）