Chinese Businessman Waives Extradition from N. Zealand to Australia for Tax Charges

On August 30, 2019, Li Zhang, 56, who was living undetected in New Zealand, waived extradition and agreed to voluntarily return to Australia to face charges concerning an alleged multimillion-dollar tax fraud.  He announced his decision to voluntarily return when he appeared in an Auckland District Court before Judge Nevin Dawson.[1] Since April 4, Zhang has been detained in a New Zealand prison.[2]