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中国恒大創業者、深圳での裁判で詐欺罪を認める

-- 中国恒大集団(香港証券取引所:3333)の創業者である徐嘉印氏が、資金の不正流用、資金調達詐欺、公衆預金の不正流用など8つの罪状について有罪を認めたと、新華社通信が火曜日に深セン市中級人民法院の発表を引用して報じた。 検察はまた、徐氏が不正に融資を行ったとして告発した。さらに、中国恒大集団とその傘下企業である恒大不動産集団を、証券の不正発行などの罪で起訴した。 2024年、中国証券監督管理委員会は、恒大集団の中核企業が利益を水増しし、証券詐欺を行っていたとして、徐氏に660万ドルの罰金を科し、証券市場への永久追放処分を下した。 債権者らは総額約3,500億香港ドルの債権を申し立てており、清算人は100社以上の子会社を管理下に置き、2024年初頭以降、約20億香港ドル相当の資産売却を報告している。 同社の債務問題は、2021年12月に米ドル建て債券のデフォルト(債務不履行)が発生したことで表面化した。 2024年、香港の裁判所は恒大集団の清算を命じ、その後同社は上場廃止となり、中国で最も注目を集めた不動産破綻の一つに終止符が打たれた。

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