
His attorneys have told Interpol that they fear for his living after he claimed to be a Chinese detective, and that he received “inhumane care” in a Thai prison.
China-born She Zhijiang, who has Thai membership, has suffered crime that has left him able to walk and has received unnecessary visits from Chinese officials, the lawyers said in a letter to the global police organisation, seen by Reuters.
The magnate was detained in Bangkok in 2022 under the influence of Beijing, which claims he is responsible for operating illegitimate online gambling in Southeast Asia.
In their notice to Interpol, dated Jan 9 and shared with Reuters, She’s doctors said he has been kept in solitary confinement, chained, denied health care for a spinal injuries and denied call with his community.
The billionaire has been subjected to “particularly cruel therapy” and human rights violations of an “institutional nature”, wrote the doctors, Clara Gerard-Rodriguez and Pierre-Olivier Sur of the France-based strong FTMS Avocats.
” These components lead us to really fear for our client’s living”, according to the professionals, who are seeking to thwart the Interpol red see seeking She’s repatriation.
Thailand’s Ministry of Justice declined to comment, referring concerns to the Department of Corrections, which did not immediately respond. The Beijing embassy in Bangkok did not respond to a request for comment or to listen to a telephone call.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to requesting post right away. Requests for comment from the Ministry of State Security were unsuccessful.
An Interpol red see must comply with the organisation’s rules,” under which exercise of a political, military, religious or cultural essence is totally forbidden”, an Interpol spokesperson said, declining to comment further. ( Story continues below )

In Mae Sot city of Tak territory in March 2020, a game, amusement, and hospitality complex is visible from the Thai side of the border. ( Reuters File Photo )
Trafficking syndicates
According to her, his detention was politically motivated and was a result of his refusing to follow Chinese authorities ‘ instructions to build a town along the Thai-Myanmar border.
” They wanted a colony. She stated to the network in a documentary that was broadcast on September 26 that she wanted to do business.
Since the abduction and cross-border rescue of a Chinese actor this month sparked a social media firestorm, China has increased its pressure on Southeast Asian countries to stop gambling in the country and crack down on scam gangs operating from the Chinese border.
In recent years, the area has grown popular for gambling syndicates, many of whom are of Chinese descent, and some of which involve human trafficking and fraud.
She was moved to a Bangkok maximum security prison where people who are serving lengthy sentences and death row, according to his attorneys, a day after the Al Jazeera documentary aired.
In late October, the lawyers said, She was “brutally tackled” by officers and inmates who accused him of violating discipline. Unable to walk or stand, he now uses a wheelchair, they said. A police report that Reuters saw also included the incident.
According to the attorneys, Chinese embassy officials twice in December visited She in prison against his will and fought to have him sent back to China. In one meeting, they said, the officials suggested his family and friends might need help from the embassy, which he interpreted as a threat. ( Story continues below )
Gambling empire
According to Gerard-Rodriguez,” China’s blatant abuses of process and gross human rights violations” should not alone constitute an obstacle to extradition, according to Gerard-Rodriguez.
The claims could not be independently verified by Reuters.
At the time of his arrest, She headed a gambling empire that developed a$ 15-billion casino, entertainment and tourism complex called Shew Kokko on the Myanmar-Thai border. The group, Yatai International Holdings Group, also had investments in Cambodia and the Philippines.
The company has denied involvement in any criminal activities, including human trafficking.
The tycoon claimed to be hired by China’s Ministry of State Security, the country’s main agency tasked with regulating foreign intelligence, in exchange for the dismissal of a criminal case against him.
He claimed to have worked alongside Alice Guo, a former mayor of the Philippines, and Guo Hua Ping, a Chinese national. She was fired from her position last year due to her misconduct, and the Philippine Senate conducted an investigation into possible ties to offshore gambling operations aimed at Chinese clients.
Guo, facing graft and money laundering charges, has denied being a Chinese spy and rejected other accusations as malicious.