Wang Lijun

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Wang Lijun ( Chinese  王立军 , Pinyin Wáng Lìjūn ; born December 26, 1959 in Arxan ) is a Chinese corruption investigator and politician. He was the vice mayor and police chief of Chongqing . He was an important figure in a series of trials of 1,544 alleged organized crime members between October 2009 and July 2010. He also served as the vice mayor and police chief in Jinzhou , where he worked under Bo Xilai and was considered to be his closest confidante.

Escape to the US consulate

On February 2, 2012, Wang was unexpectedly transferred to a less prestigious post. As a result, the authorities announced that Wang could not be reached because of "overwork and intense mental stress" and was in a "vacation-like" state. In various Chinese media has speculated Wang was in the consulate of the United States fled, which was surprisingly surrounded by police forces on 7 February. The blockage was only released after 24 hours. The consulate confirmed that Wang was inside the building, but did not provide any additional information. According to several media outlets, he was arrested while leaving the consulate and taken to Beijing .

According to the New York Times research , Wang had incriminating material about Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai with him. After 36 hours of negotiations, Wang was handed over to a government representative in Beijing, not the local authorities under Bo Xilai.

On March 14, the state-run Xinhua News Agency announced that Wang had lost all offices.

On September 5, 2012, Xinhua announced that Wang would be charged with abuse of power, taking bribes, illegal wiretapping, and fleeing to the consulate as a defector. He is also charged with protecting Gu Kailai from prosecution. The trial began on September 17 in the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court and lasted two days. Parts of the trial were not public as they allegedly concerned state secrets. Finally, on September 24, 2012, the Chongqing Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison for bribery , perversion of the law , desertion and abuse of power. He waived an appeal .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bernhard Bartsch: Where is corruption investigator Wang Lijun? In: Frankfurter Rundschau . February 8, 2012, accessed February 9, 2012 .
  2. ↑ 薄熙来 仕途 风向标？ 重庆 打黑 局长 被 削 权 . In: Voice of America , February 2, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  3. ^ Benedikt Voigt: The missing police chief of Chongqing. In: The time . February 13, 2012, accessed February 13, 2012 .
  4. ↑ "This is not a Dalai Lama". In: ORF . April 18, 2012, Retrieved April 18, 2012 .
  5. ^ Sven Hansen: Power struggle in party Chinese. In: the daily newspaper . March 15, 2012, Retrieved March 20, 2012 .
  6. ↑ Former police chief accused in the Bo Xilai scandal. In: NZZ.ch , September 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ Power struggles behind the scenes. In: taz.de , September 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ Murder, Corruption and Intrigue. In: taz.de , September 18, 2012.
  9. ↑ Short process. In: ORF.at , September 24, 2012.
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Wang is the family name here, Lijun is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Wang Lijun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lìjūn, Wáng
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese corruption investigator and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Arxan