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The man who made global headlines for paying Malawian children to appear in racist videos has been convicted of multiple charges and banned from the country for life.Lu Ke, 27, who also goes online by the nickname Susu, was first exposed in a BBC Africa Eye documentary that dove into the sale of videos that featured local children chanting racist remarks. In one of the videos, the children can be seen and heard chanting “I am a Black monster” and “My IQ is low” in Chinese.Lu Ke allegedly paid the children half a dollar to star in the videos, which were then sold on social media. He reportedly made up to 380 videos a day and sold each of them for up to $70 (about 500 yuan).Amid public outrage, Lu Ke illegally fled to neighboring Zambia. However, he was extradited quickly and formally charged with multiple offenses in Malawi.On Thursday, a Malawian court found Lu Ke guilty of his charges, including child trafficking and procurement of children for the use of entertainment. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to leave the country afterward.Lu Ke faced a total of 14 charges, which also included illegal use of the internet and harmful social practices. Having already served 12 months in police custody, Lu Ke was immediately released but must leave Malawi in seven days and never return.
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