Bo case police chief faces charges
- Published: 5 Sep 2012 at 19.48
- Online news: World
The Chinese police chief at the centre of the biggest political scandal to engulf the communist party in decades has been charged with defection, power abuse and taking bribes, state media said on Wednesday.
Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai during the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 2012. The Chinese police chief at the centre of the biggest political scandal to engulf the communist party in decades has been charged with defection, power abuse and taking bribes.
The charges against Wang Lijun, the former Chongqing police chief and right hand man of disgraced politician Bo Xilai, come after he fled to a US consulate in February, reportedly seeking asylum.
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