The noose appears to be tightening around the neck of Zhou Yongkang, China’s former security chief. But the process has been slow and indirect, through the detention of allies and associates. On March 31st the trial began of Liu Han, a billionaire and accused mobster from Mr Zhou’s former power base in Sichuan province. Trials began the same day for Mr Liu’s younger brother and 34 others. Mr Liu has been accused in official reports of leading a “mafia-style gang” that murdered, extorted, kidnapped and laundered money as he built an empire of mining, property and other interests worth 40 billion yuan ($6.5 billion). econ.st/1svat4N
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:00:00 +0000
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