Wang Lijun

Wang Lijun (Chinese王立军, Pinyin Wáng Lijun; born December 26, 1959 in Arxan ) is a Chinese corruption investigators and politicians. He was vice- mayor and police chief of Chongqing. He was an important figure in a series of court cases against 1544 alleged members of organized crime between October 2009 and July 2010. Additionally, he served as deputy mayor and police chief in Jinzhou, where he worked under Bo Xilai and was considered his closest confidant.

Flight to U.S. Consulate

On February 2, 2012, Wang was transferred surprising to a less prestigious post. As a result, the FTC announced that Wang was not reached due to " overwork and intense mental stress " and in a " vacation -like" state located. In various Chinese media has speculated that Wang had fled to the United States Consulate, which was surprisingly surrounded by police on February 7. The blockade was not resolved until after 24 hours. The consulate confirmed that Wang has been in the building, but did not specify beyond. Several media report that he has been arrested on leaving the consulate and brought to Beijing.

According to research by the New York Times Wang had some evidence on Bo Xilai and his wife with him. After 36 hours of negotiations in Wang was not the, Bo Xilai below, local authorities, but a representative of the government in Beijing has been shipped.

On March 14, the state news agency Xinhua announced that Wang had lost all his offices.

On September 5, 2012 Xinhua announced that Wang will accused of abuse of power, acceptance of bribes, illegal wiretaps and due to his flight to the consulate as a defector. In addition, he is accused to have the wife of Bo Xilai protected from prosecution. The trial began on September 17 before the Intermediate People's Court in Chengdu and included two days of hearings. Parts of the process were not public because she allegedly related to state secrets. After him, the court in Chongqing sentenced on September 24, 2012 due to corruption, perversion of justice, desertion and abuse of power to 15 years in prison. He renounced a calling.

Weblink

• Petra Kolonko: A case for the Chinese history books. Judgment against police chief. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. September 24 2012, accessed on 25 September 2012.