According to the WeChat public account Chongqing Higher Peoples Court, on May 28, 2026, the Chongqing Higher Peoples Court publicly pronounced its judgment in the appeal case involving Xu Fachus criminal group. The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the original judgment. Additionally, the court approved the death sentence for defendant Xu Fachu, with the execution postponed for two years.
The First Intermediate Court of Chongqing Municipal Fifth Intermediate Peoples Court ruled that since 2019, a criminal group led by Xu Fachu and including Luo Yujun as a key member has utilized Xu Fachus influence in the Kayah Region of Myanmar to collaborate with fraud-related criminal groups. They have successively established several fraud-related facilities to carry out telecommunications fraud operations. The total amount of funds involved in these fraud activities amounted to over 1.1 billion yuan. During their operations, they also intentionally harmed those who refused to comply with their orders, resulting in one death and one person sustaining minor injuries. Xu Fachu also engaged in criminal activities such as smuggling and drug trafficking.
The Fifth Intermediate Peoples Court of Chongqing sentenced the defendant Xu Fachu to death, with a sentence to be carried out after a two-year delay, based on six charges including fraud, intentional injury, smuggling, and drug trafficking. The defendant Zhang Longlong was sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendants Luo Yujun, Xi Kangqiang, and Liu Shibing were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 25 years to 14 years. Additional penalties such as confiscation of property and fines were also imposed on them.
After the judgment was announced, the defendants Zhang Longlong, Xi Kangqiang, and Liu Shibing filed an appeal.
The Chongqing Higher Peoples Court believes that the facts determined in the first-instance judgment are clear, the evidence is reliable and sufficient, the conviction is accurate, the sentencing is appropriate, and the trial procedures are legal. The reasons for appeal by each appellant, as well as the defenses presented by their attorneys, are not valid. Therefore, a final ruling has been made in accordance with the law.
The relatives of the parties involved and members of various communities attended the sentencing hearing as observers.
