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 | Judge Chen found that, because Liu Qi violated Chinese law, he acted outside the scope of his authority even though his acts were “authorized” by a covert unofficial government policy of torture. |
| Liu Qi is therefore not entitled to sovereign immunity, despite State Department arguments to the contrary. |
| He therefore recommended that District Judge Claudia Wilken enter a default judgment against Liu Qi on the torture and arbitrary detention claims of Plaintiffs Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II and, due to the sexual assault she suffered, on the cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment claim of Plaintiff Helene Petit. |
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