The former leader of the notorious mainland mob, the 14K Triad who goes by the alias “Broken Tooth”, has pledged that he is not a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), following the sanctions imposed on him last week by the U.S. Treasury Department.
The U.S. blacklisted Wan Kuok-koi for the alleged illegal activities he engaged in to piggyback on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
In a video, Wan declared, “I seriously state that I am […] a non-CPPCC member. The World Hongmen History and Culture Association has been following the law. We have never taken the excuse of the [BRI] to carry out any offence,” he said, as cited in a TDM report.
He was allegedly using business and other activities to try to “paper over illegal criminal activities” by framing his actions in terms of China’s BRI.
According to the statement published by the Treasury, Wan set up the headquarters of the World Hongmen History and Culture Association in Cambodia in 2018.
“I express such strong opposition towards the actions of the U.S. Treasury Department. I will preserve my interests and rights. I ask the U.S. to immediately stop harming my reputation as well as that of the association,” the former triad boss added.
Born in Macau, Wan was put behind bars to serve a 14-year sentence in November 1999 on several charges related to murders and bombings carried out in Macau. He was released in 2012.
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