Jailed ex-chair of GeoMaxima Energy Sun Tiangang sues Sinopec in LA

The former chairman of a Hong Kong-listed oil pipeline firm has sued China Petroleum & Chemical for US$5.17 billion, alleging the company known as Sinopec was involved in a scheme that had him imprisoned for five years on fabricated charges.

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