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Zhou Yongkang, Former Security Chief in China, Faces Corruption Trial
The former head of China’s law-and-order apparatus, Zhou Yongkang, will stand trial on charges of bribery, abusing power and disclosing state secrets, the country’s top prosecution office announced on Friday, making Mr. Zhou the highest-ranked Communist Party official to be indicted on graft charges. The statement from the prosecution office, which oversees major corruption inquiries, indicated that Mr. Zhou had little hope of clemency, noting that his misdeeds were “particularly grave.” Mr. Zhou is the most powerful figure yet to have been singled out by President Xi Jinping’s campaign to eradicate ... (full story)
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