BC politician outraged after international student’s killer seeks refugee status in New Zealand

A B.C. politician says she’s outraged a man convicted in the death of an international student in B.C. two decades ago is trying to claim refugee status in New Zealand.

Vancouver East MP Jenny Kwan has penned a letter to the federal government calling on it to engage with New Zealand immigration officials and ensure they’re fully aware of Ang Li’s criminal history.

Li was convicted by a Chinese court a decade ago in the death of 21-year-old Amanda Zhao, who had come to Canada to study English in 2002.

Zhao’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase near Stave Lake in Mission, B.C., after she disappeared. Li, her boyfriend, fled to China before he could be charged in the case.

The New Zealand Herald now reports that Li is seeking refugee status after entering the country on a passport with a false name and birthdate, and even claimed that Zhao is “still alive and walking around somewhere.”

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