Thursday, August 15, 2013

Wang Li Jun Trial Judge Removed From Post

AFP is reporting that the judge who presided over the trial of former Bo Xi Lai henchman, Wang Li Jun has been removed from his post.  Wang, a central figure in Bo's downfall, Gu Kai Lai's conviction for the murder of Neil Heywood, was sentenced to 15 imprisonment for abuse of power, bribe taking, defection and “bending the law for selfish ends.”  Hu Jin Tao  denounced him as a traitor to the Party and to China for his crimes.

The judge, Zhong Er Pu, has said that his sacking isn't as sinister as it seems because he's retiring - even though he's in his forties having been born in 1965.  The Chinese language DWNews.com has speculated that Zhong is being punished either for stepping out of line in the Wang trial, or that he is somehow caught up in (yet) another corruption scandal, this time involving Sichuan party official Li Chun Cheng.

No mention of "vacation-style medical treatment" stemming from overwork has yet been mentioned.
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