Stern Hu
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Conviction in China
On 5 July 2009, Hu and three Chinese colleagues were detained by the Chinese government.[4] On 29 March 2010, Hu was sentenced to ten years' jail after pleading guilty to stealing commercial secrets and receiving bribes.[5]
According to China state media, data found stored on Hu's personal laptop allegedly contained confidential business information of several dozen major business partners of Rio Tinto, including storage levels and sales plans deemed much too specific and precise to have been acquired legitimately.[6][7][8] Hu was accused of having obtained such information through bribery and other illegal means for massive corporate and personal benefits.[7]
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, a former diplomat to China, refused to intervene on a personal level,[9] and criticised the media and the opposition party for adding political bias to the issue. Australian authorities were granted access to Stern Hu, and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith subsequently declared that he was in good health.[10] After the trial, Rio Tinto terminated the employment of Hu and other convicted executives.[1] According to Rio Tinto's chief executive, the trial would not adversely affect any business connections.[11]
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References
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- ↑ a b AAP, 29 March 2010, Rio Tinto fires Hu, other jailed execs Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Yahoo!7 News
- ↑ Matt O'Sullivan (11 July 2009) "Stern Hu 'thrown to the wolves' Script error: No such module "webarchive".", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ "Stern Hu: Australian former Rio Tinto executive released from Chinese jail Businessman served eight years in jail after conviction for corruption and stealing commercial secrets" The Guardian 4 July 2018
- ↑ Foreign Minister Media Release-Mr Stern Hu Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2009
- ↑ John Garnaut & Sanghee Liu (29 March 2010) "Stern sentenced to 10 years by Chinese court Script error: No such module "webarchive".", The Age, Retrieved 29 March 2010
- ↑ Chinese Sina News Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ↑ a b Chinese Sina News Script error: No such module "webarchive". 14 July 2009
- ↑ Zhang Qi & Tong Hao (15 July 2009) "'Bribery is widespread' in Rio case Script error: No such module "webarchive".", China Daily
- ↑ Rachel Pannett & Alex Wilson (14 July 2009) "Australia Presses China Diplomat on Worker Held Script error: No such module "webarchive"." Wall Street Journal
- ↑ AAP (11 July 2009) "Stern Hu in good health Script error: No such module "webarchive".", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ AAP, 29 March 2010, China bond won't be broken: Rio Tinto Script error: No such module "webarchive". Yahoo!7 News
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